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

Table 3 CIMT in the subjects according to quartile groups for 25(OH)D in the subjects

	Quartile groups for 25(OH) D in the subjects
	1^stquartile	2^ndquartile	3^rdquartile	4^thquartile	p
Unadjusted
CIMT (mm)	0.719(0.009)	0.708(0.009)	0.709(0.009)	0.684(0.009)a,b,c	0.034
Model I
CIMT (mm)	0.712(0.009)	0.704(0.009)	0.707(0.009)	0.688(0.009)a,b,c	0.039

Data are mean (SE).
a Analysis of variance with LSD (least significant difference) post-hoc test: P < 0.05 versus 1st quartile.
b Analysis of variance with LSD post-hoc test: P < 0.05 versus 2nd quartile.
c Analysis of variance with LSD post-hoc test: P < 0.05 versus 3rd quartile.
Model I: adjusting for age, FBG (fasting blood glucose), PPG (postprandial blood glucose), PTH(parathyroid hormone), BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-to-hip ratio), current smoking, SBP (systolic blood pressure), DBP (diastolic blood pressure), ALT(alanine transaminase), AST(aspartate transaminase),TG (triglyceride), HDL-C (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), logHOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment index for insulin resistance), logHOMA-%B (homeostasis model assessment index for beta cell function) and GFR(glomerular filtration rate).
cIMT: carotid intima-media thickness, 25 (OH) D: 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

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