Table 4.

Correlation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and serum total cholesterol (TC) level according to total cholesterol status among adults (n 7198) aged 20–88 years, Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V, 2010–2012)

	Model 1*		Model 2†
Category	β	P value	β	P value‡
All participants (n 7198)	0·481	<0·001	0·034	0·714
TC<240 mg/dl group (n 6673)	0·413	<0·001	0·080	0·288
TC≥240 mg/dl group (n 525)	−0·408	0·058	−0·480	0·038

β, regression coefficient.

^*Unadjusted.

^†Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking status, regular exercise, income level, education level and changes in body weight.

^‡A multiple linear regression model was used.