Table 2.
Mean 25 (OH) D levels by cardiovascular disease risk factors of UAE adolescents aged 12 to 18 years (n=315), AL Ain, 2010
|
Variable |
All |
Mean 25 (OH) D Level, ng/mL |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| BMI |
|
|
|
| <85 percentile |
212 |
23.8 (21.9-25.9) |
|
| ≥85th percentile |
50 |
25.8 (22.5-29.2) |
|
| ≥95th percentile |
52 |
20.6 (18.2-22.4) |
0.023 |
| Waist circumference ≥90th percentile |
|
|
|
| Yes |
25 |
20.5 (17.8-23.2) |
|
| No |
290 |
23.9 (22.7-25.0) |
0.101 |
| High blood pressure |
|
|
|
| Yes |
35 |
23.2 (20.5-25.9) |
|
| No |
279 |
23.7 (22.5-24.9) |
0.342 |
| Fasting Glucose ≥100 mg.dL |
|
|
|
| Yes |
17 |
21.3 (18.5-24.1) |
|
| No |
298 |
23.7 (22.6-24.9) |
0.098 |
| HDL-cholesterol ≤40 mg mg/dL |
|
|
|
| Yes |
174 |
24.9 (23.4-26.4) |
|
| No |
141 |
22.1 (20.5-23.6) |
0.011 |
| Triglycerides ≥ 110 mg/dL |
|
|
|
| Yes |
16 |
23.2 (17.8-28.5) |
|
| No |
299 |
23.6 (22.5-24.8) |
0.860 |
| Metabolic syndrome |
|
|
|
| Yes |
26 |
22.0 (19.7-24.2) |
|
| No | 288 | 23.8 (22.6-24.9) | 0.151 |