| Winter season, n (&percnt);) |
11 (32.4) |
8 (20.0) |
0.23 |
| Vitamin D supplementation, n (%) |
4 (11.8) |
2 (5.0) |
0.40 |
| Calcium supplementation, n (%) |
1 (2.9) |
6 (15.0) |
0.12 |
| 25[OH]D, ng/ml (SD) |
20.5 (7.2) |
24.8 (11.1) |
0.049 |
| iPTH, pg/ml (SD) |
148.4 (186) |
95.5 (56.2) |
0.12 |
| Serum calcium, mg/dl (SD) |
9.6 (0.6) |
9.6 (0.7) |
0.90 |
| Serum adiponectin, μg/ml (SD) |
8.2 (4.5) |
14.6 (8.0) |
<0.0001 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dl (SD) |
100.7 (13.7) |
91.8 (11.2) |
0.004 |
| Fasting insulin, μU/ml (SD) |
29.1 (23.3) |
24.6 (22.8) |
0.40 |
| HOMA-IR, (SD) |
7.2 (5.8) |
5.7 (5.8) |
0.28 |
| 2-hours OGTT glucose, mg/dl (SD) |
133.5 (45.0) |
112.9 (35.1) |
0.03 |
| Glycated hemoglobin 1c, A1c (%) |
5.5 (0.6) |
5.4 (0.5) |
0.25 |
| Uric acid, mg/dl (SD) |
7.1 (1.2) |
6.2 (1.6) |
0.01 |
| Use of allopurinol, n (%) |
5 (14.7) |
5 (12.5) |
0.78 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dl (SD) |
224.8 (94.9) |
127.3 (49.6) |
<0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl (SD) |
45.4 (13.5) |
57.0 (16.8) |
0.002 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dl (SD) |
131.1 (35.0) |
117.1 (44.5) |
0.13 |
| Use of statins, n (%) |
5 (14.7) |
5 (12.5) |
0.78 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg (SD) |
132.2 (17.5) |
134.6 (16.4) |
0.55 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg (SD) |
76.0 (9.2) |
77.3 (9.2) |
0.54 |
| Pulse pressure, mmHg (SD) |
56.2 (16.3) |
57.3 (15.8) |
0.78 |
| Hypertension drugs, n (SD) |
1.8 (0.9) |
1.6 (0.8) |
0.29 |
