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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects according to quartiles groups for 25(OH)D in subjects

From: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with carotid atherosclerosis in normotensive and euglycemic Chinese postmenopausal women: the Shanghai Changfeng study

Variables

All (n = 671)

1stquartile (n = 168)

2ndquartile (n = 169)

3rdquartile (n = 167)

4thquartile (n = 167)

P among groups

25(OH) D range (nmol/L)

12.4-153.0

12.4-30.7

30.8 -40.5

40.6-53.0

53.2-153.0

 

Age (ys)

58.8(7.5)

57.9(7.4)

59.5(7.5)a

58.9(7.0)

59.0(8.0)

0.255

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8(2.9)

22.9(2.9)

22.8(2.8)

23.1(3.1)

22.4(2.8)c

0.238

WHR

0.853(0.063)

0.846(0.052)

0.855(0.061)

0.847 (0.061)

0.863(0.074)a,c

0.042

Current smoker, n (%)

10(1.5%)

4(2.4%)

3(1.8%)

1(0.6%)

2(1.2%)

0.572

SBP (mmHg)

120.0(11.1)

119.7(11.8)

120.8(11.1)

120.8(10.3)

118.7(11.1)

0.253

DBP (mmHg)

70.4(7.5)

71.2(7.6)

70.0(7.2)

71.3(7.3)

69.1(7.8)a,c

0.023

ALT (U/L)

16.9(9.5)

15.6(7.6)

16.4(7.2)

17.6(7.1)

17.8(7.5)a

0.107

AST (U/L)

21.1(6.1)

20.5(6.9)

20.7(5.5)

21.4(5.5)

21.7(6.5)

0.246

TC (mmol/L)

5.2(0.8)

5.2(0.8)

5.3(0.9)

5.4(0.9)

5.2(0.7)c

0.130

LDL-c (mmol/L)

3.0(0.7)

3.0(0.8)

3.0(0.7)

3.1(0.8)

2.9(0.7)c

0.096

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.6(0.4)

1.6(0.4)

1.6(0.4)

1.6(0.4)

1.6(0.4)

0.605

TG (mmol/L)

1.4(0.7)

1.3(0.6)

1.3(0.6)

1.4(0.8)

1.4(0.7)

0.467

FBG (mmol/L)

4.9(0.3)

4.9(0.3)

4.9(0.4)

4.9(0.3)

4.9(0.3)

0.516

PPG (mmol/L)

5.7(1.1)

5.9(1.1)

5.5(1.0)a

5.4(1.0)a

5.4(0.9)a

<0.001

PTH (pg/mL)

42.2(15.1)

48.6(16.3)

42.9(13.6)a

41.4(14.5)a

35.7(12.9)a,b,c

<0.001

HOMA-IR

1.4(1.0-1.9)

1.3(1.0-2.0)

1.5(1.1-2.0)

1.5(1.0-2.0)

1.4(1.0-1.8)

0.425

HOMA-B %

97.4(72.7-128.6)

92.1(71.4-127.8)

98.6(75.6-131.0)a

102.1(70.8-134.7)

97.5(73.4-122.9)

0.1

GFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2)

96.9(18.9)

98.3(19.0)

96.2(19.2)

97.4(19.8)

96.0(17.6)

0.647

  1. Data are mean (SD) or percentage of subjects or median (interquartile range).
  2. BMI: body mass index, WHR: waist-hip-ratio, FBG: Fasting blood glucose, PPG: OGTT 2 h blood glucose, PTH: parathyroid hormone, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, ALT: alanine transaminase, AST: aspartate transaminase, TC: Total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment index for insulin resistance, HOMA-B: homeostasis model assessment index for beta cell function, GFR: glomerular filtration rate.
  3. a Analysis of variance with LSD post-hoc test or Chi-square statistical analysis: P < 0.05 versus 1st quartile.
  4. b Analysis of variance with LSD post-hoc test or Chi-square statistical analysis: P < 0.05 versus 2nd quartile.
  5. c Analysis of variance with LSD post-hoc test or Chi-square statistical analysis: P < 0.05 versus 3rd quartile.