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. 2010 Nov-Dec;30(6):454–458. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.72265

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics by 25-hydroxy vitamin D tertiles.

Parameters 25-hydroxyvitamin D level (nmol/L) P value
Values <35.4 35.4-51 >51
Numbers (%) 26 (32.5) 27 (33.8) 27 (33.8)
Male/Female (%) 27.6/35.3 29.7/41.2 51.7/23.5 .03
Age (years) 19.4 (5.1) 20.5 (8.7) 23.0 (8.3) .2
Body mass index (kg /m2) 21.9 (4.7) 22.5 (4.0) 22.6 (3.4) .6
Diabetes Duration (years) 8.4 (7.3) 7.1 (6.7) 6.5 (6.5) .7
Calcium 2.4 (0.2) 2.3 (0.1) 2.3 (0.3) .7
Phosphorus 1.3 (0.4) 1.3 (0.3) 1.3 (0.3) 1.0
Magnesium 0.8 (0.1) 0.8 (0.1) 0.8 (0.1) .5
Parathyroid hormone 5.7 (4.4) 5.4 (2.7) 6.1 (9.2) .9
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Baseline 9.8 (2.2) 9.2 (2.4) 9.2 (2.4) .6
Follow-up 10.0 (2.1) 9.0 (2.3) 8.2 (2.3) .02
Change (95% CI) -0.2 (-0.5, 0.8) -0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) -1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) .04
25-hydroxyvitamin D level at follow-up (nmol/L) 24.5 (5.5) 44.6 (4.4) 75.1 (17.7) <.0001

Data are mean (standard deviation) or number (percent).