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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.