Table 1. Sample characteristics with respect to Vitamin D groups.
| Deficiency (n = 173) | Insufficiency (n = 80) | Sufficiency (n = 47) | p-value | |
| Age(years) | 47.0 (35.0–54.0) | 48.0 (39.5–56.5) | 52.0 (40.8–64.2) | 0.021 |
| Gender | 0.134 | |||
| Male(n = 194) | 107(55.2%) | 59(30.4%) | 28(14.4%) | |
| Female(n = 106) | 66(62.3%) | 21(19.8%) | 19(17.9%) | |
| Median Vitamin D levels (ng/dL) | 13.4 (9.9–17.1) | 23.5 (21.6–25.6) | 34.9 (32.9–41.8) | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 (24.8–30.8) | 26.7 (23.9–30.1) | 26.5 (23.9–29.9) | 0.326 |
| PTH (pg/ml) | 44.4 (34.3–56.8) | 35.6 (26.9–43.9) | 38.4 (28.0–48.8) | 0.001 |
| Calcium(mg/dl) | 9.46 (9.24–9.67) | 9.44 (8.92–9.68) | 9.49 (9.23–9.71) | 0.189 |
| Phosphorus(mg/dl) | 3.14 (2.71–3.43) | 3.08 (2.88–3.45) | 3.18 (2.78–3.61) | 0.846 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 4.92 (4.73–5.06) | 4.89 (4.57–5.05) | 4.80 (4.56–4.97) | 0.100 |
| Alkaline Phosphate (U/L) | 91 (79–106) | 95 (74–108) | 97 (72–116) | 0.819 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.77 (0.67–0.86) | 0.78 (0.67–0.93) | 0.77 (0.66–0.97) | 0.370 |
| eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | 105.8 (90–119) | 101.7 (90–121) | 103.0 (82–116) | 0.234 |
| Diagnosed CKD(n = 7) | 4 (57.1%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | 0.556 |
| Hypertension(n = 78) | 45 (57.5%) | 19 (24.4%) | 14 (17.9%) | 0.755 |
| High spot Bp(n = 97) | 62 (63.9%) | 27 (27.8%) | 8 (8.2%) | 0.078 |
| Diabetes Mellitus(n = 89) | 54 (60.7%) | 19 (21.3%) | 16 (18.0%) | 0.373 |
| Vitamin D Supplement use(n = 74) | 36 (48.6%) | 19 (25.7%) | 19 (25.7%) | 0.021 |
| Daily sunlight >30 mins(n = 239) | 143 (59.8%) | 57 (23.8%) | 39 (16.3%) | 0.092 |
Median values and inter quartile ranges are reported.