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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2011 Jul 23;159(6):945–950. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.001

Table II.

Serum 25(OH)D level and cardiometabolic risk factors by vitamin D status in urban schoolchildren

Total
(n = 263)		 Deficient
(n = 194)		 Nondeficient
(n = 69)
P
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD value
25(OH)D, nmol/L* 41.9 13.7 35.2 7.5 60.2 10.2 <.001
Lipids, mg/dL
 HDL-C 50.6 12.6 50.3 12.6 51.4 12.8 .68
 LDL-C 91.0 21.5 91.6 21.1 89.2 22.9 .48
 Triglycerides 79.4 45.8 79.7 49.1 78.5 35.2 .44
 Total cholesterol 154.0 23.7 154.2 23.6 153.5 24.3 .88
Inflammatory biomarkers
 IL-6, pg/mL 1.7 2.2 1.67 2.2 1.78 2.4 .93
 CRP, mg/L 1.3 3.0 1.29 3.1 1.39 2.7 .43
*

P <.05 between deficient and nondeficient.