Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and modifiable atherosclerosis promoting risk factors between Vitamin D deficient and sufficient children^*.

	Vitamin D (ng/mL)
	Deficient <20	Sufficient ≥20
Age (years)	14.1±2.2	13.6±3.3
Male**	6 (18%)	27 (82%)
White**	5 (11%)	41 (89%)***
BMI Z score	1.9±0.6	1.4±1.1***
SBP Z score	0.7±0.9	0.7±0.9
TC (mg/dL)	214±26	216±49
TG (mg/dL)	282±621	173±139
HDL (mg/dL)	44±9	47±13
Fasting Insulin (uIU/mL)	25±36	15±15
Exposure to tobacco smoke**	6 (27%)	16 (73%)
Risk factor score	4.1±1.3	3.1±1.6***

^*Reported as mean ± SD unless otherwise specified;

^**Numbers (percentages);

^***p<0.05.