Table 2.

Univariate regression analyses of 25(OH)D₃ and iPTH with fasting serum lipids^* among well-functioning German elderly aged 66–96 years (n 193), Giessen, Germany, July–October 2008 (GISELA study)

	log TAG (mg/dl)		TC (mg/dl)		log HDL-C (mg/dl)		LDL-C (mg/dl)		LDL-C:HDL-C		TC:HDL-C
	β	P	β	P	β	P	β	P	β	P	β	P
Entire cohort (n 193)
25(OH)D3 (nmol/l)	−0·130	0·072	−0·035	0·633	0·166	0·021	−0·076	0·294	−0·180	0·012	−0·188	0·009
iPTH (pmol/l)	0·012	0·865	−0·128	0·077	−0·147	0·041	−0·074	0·304	−0·074	0·304	0·037	0·609
Women (n 138)
25(OH)D3 (nmol/l)	−0·200	0·019	−0·051	0·551	0·262	0·002	−0·128	0·134	−0·275	0·001	−0·280	<0·001
iPTH (pmol/l)	0·037	0·665	−0·062	0·467	−0·081	0·342	−0·024	0·784	0·026	0·762	0·029	0·740
Men (n 55)
25(OH)D3 (nmol/l)	0·049	0·721	0·071	0·605	0·052	0·709	0·069	0·617	0·069	0·617	0·0005	0·997
iPTH (pmol/l)	−0·025	0·857	−0·234	0·085	−0·294	0·029	−0·155	0·259	0·050	0·716	0·050	0·716

25(OH)D₃, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-hydroxyvitamin D₃); iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL cholesterol.

^* The results of the analyses are expressed in terms of the standardised coefficient beta (β).