Table 3.
Adjusted difference in fifteen-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) score compared with men and women with adequate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status (≥50 nmol/l)
(Differences and 95 % confidence intervals)
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum 25(OH)D status (nmol/l) | Difference*† | 95 % CI | Difference*† | 95 % CI |
| Deficient (<30) | 0·7 | 0·4, 0·9 | 0·4 | 0·1, 0·6 |
| Inadequate (30–49·9) | 0·1 | −0·1, 0·3 | −0·0 | −0·2, 0·2 |
| Adequate (≥50) | Reference | Reference | ||
*
Adjusted difference in GDS-15 score compared with adequate serum 25(OH)D.
†
Adjusted for season, education, age, BMI, smoking, alcohol intake, antidepressant use, partner status, multivitamin use, physical activity, hypertension, CHD and diabetes.