Table 3.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients between serum 25(OH)D * and other variables.

Variables	Men (n = 505)		Women (n = 1123)
	Partial Correlation Coefficient †	p-value	Partial Correlation Coefficient †	p-value
Body mass index	−0.152	0.005	−0.126	<0.001
Waist circumference	−0.117	0.009	−0.107	<0.001
Fasting glucose *	−0.071	0.110	−0.035	0.245
Fasting insulin *	−0.211	<0.001	−0.096	0.001
HOMA-IR *	−0.207	<0.001	−0.095	0.001

* Analyzed with log-transformed values. ^† Age-adjusted. Abbreviation: HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.