Table 2.
Correlations between VDR expression in the cytoplasm expressed by H-score and demographic, biochemical and clinical characteristics, multi-variable analysis
| Estimated Differences (95% CI) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.75 | |||
| Male | ref | |||
| Female | −0.15 | (−1.08 to 0.78) | ||
| VD supplementation at baseline | 0.05 | |||
| Yes | −1.27 | (−2.53 to 0.002) | ||
| No | ref | |||
| Total sun exposure score | Overall P-value | |||
| 0.01 | ||||
| Normal sun exposure | 0.62 | (−0.35 to 1.58) | 0.21 | |
| High sun exposure | 2.4 | (0.77 to 4.04) | 0.004 | |
| Low sun exposure | ref | |||
| Actinic keratosis | 0.11 | |||
| Presence | 1.09 | (−0.26 to 2.43) | ||
| No presence | ref | |||
| Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis | 0.07 | |||
| Presence | −1.34 | (−2.77 to 0.09) | ||
| No presence | ref | |||
Estimated difference, estimated mean difference with the reference category; Ref, reference category.