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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jan 22;68(3):376–383. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.293

Table 5.

Subgroup analyses for odds of metabolic syndrome by tertiles of continuous plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in the lifestyle and placebo arms of the Diabetes Prevention Program cohort by subgroups

No. of participants Tertile of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration P value P value for interaction
1 (Lowest) 2 3(Highest)
Number of participants 2000 N = 666 N = 667 N = 667 --- ---
Number with MS 2000 N = 504 N = 477 N = 441 --- ---
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration, median (interquartile range), ng/mL 2000 12.1 (9.7, 14.3) 20.3 (18.3, 22.7) 30.6 (27.5, 34.9) --- ---
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
    Age (median, y) 0.1190
        < 50 932 1.00 (reference) 0.83 (0.71, 0.96) 0.65 (0.46, 0.92) 0.0154
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 359 (272) 280 (208) 293 (199)
        >= 50 1027 1.00 (reference) 0.79 (0.65, 0.96) 0.59 (0.38, 0.90) 0.0153
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 289 (219) 375 (260) 363 (235)
    Gender 0.5047
        Female 1308 1.00 (reference) 0.84 (0.71, 0.98) 0.67 (0.47, 0.97) 0.0317
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 486 (369) 412 (295) 410 (274)
        Male 651 1.00 (reference) 0.75 (0.58, 0.99) 0.53 (0.29, 0.97) 0.0393
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 162 (122) 243 (173) 246 (160)
    Race 0.7822
        White 1128 1.00 (reference) 0.86 (0.72, 1.02) 0.71 (0.48, 1.05) 0.0841
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 242 (194) 407 (305) 479 (318)
        Non-White 831 1.00 (reference) 0.80 (0.65, 0.99) 0.61 (0.38, 0.98) 0.0393
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 406 (297) 248 (163) 177 (116)
    Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.0648
        < 30 637 1.00 (reference) 0.76 (0.58, 1.00) 0.54 (0.29, 1.00) 0.0503
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 138 (79) 221 (119) 278 (136)
        >= 30 1322 1.00 (reference) 0.85 (0.71, 1.01) 0.69 (0.46, 1.02) 0.0596
            Participants (number with Metabolic Syndrome) 510 (412) 434 (349) 378 (298)

Results are presented for tertiles of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration at the baseline visit of the Diabetes Prevention Program cohort; odds ratio of metabolic syndrome in each of the two highest tertiles was compared with the lowest tertile by extrapolating the per unit change in estimated odds from the multivariate model; all models are adjusted for recruitment site and month of blood draw; to convert plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration from ng/mL to nmol/L multiply by 2.459. Subgroup models adjusted for recruitment location, month of blood draw, age (years), gender (male or female; except for analysis by gender), race (black, white, or other; except for analysis by race), ultraviolet radiation index at participant's study site (mean annual in 1997, 90J/m2/hour), smoking status at baseline (never, past, or currently smoking), alcohol consumption (g/day), C-reactive protein (mg/L), self-reported physical activity (MET-hours per week), total energy intake (kcal/day), and body mass index.