Table 8. Median values of 25(OH)D levels according to osteoporosis risk factors.
| Africans | Caucasians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Patients | Healthy | Patients | |
| 25(OH)D (ng/ml)Median value (range) | ||||
| Menopausal status | ||||
| Premenopausal | 22 (5-94) | 31 (14-65) | 28.32 (11.26-60.70) | 31.49 (25.94-40.48) |
| Postmenopausal | 27 (21-66) | 36 (15-48) | 27.39 (12.36-34.79) | 24.81 (11.00-52.15) |
| Smoking habits | ||||
| No | 22.5 (5-94) | 33.5 (14-65) | 28.70 (14.34-52.92) | 28.96 (12.23-53.22) |
| Yes | - | - | 24.98 (11.26-60.70) | 25.66 (11.00-38.22) |
| Fractures | ||||
| No | 22.5 (5-94) | 33.5 (14-65) | 28.0 7(12.36-60.70) | 26.74 (12.23-40.48) |
| Yes | - | - | 28.97 (11.26-43.24) | 23.91 (11.00-52.15) |
| Familiar predisposition | ||||
| No | 22.5 (5-94) | 33.5 (14-65) | 28.91 (11.26-60.70) | 26.34 (11.00-52.15) |
| Yes | - | - | 26.76 (12.36-41.47) | 25.05 (-) |
| Corticosteroid use | ||||
| No | 22.5 (5-94) | 33.5 (14-65) | 28.49 (11.26-60.70) | 25.61 (11.00-52.15) |
| Yes | - | - | - | 29.93 (22.78-37.42) |
| BMI | ||||
| <20 | - | - | 29.18 (12.36-50.63) | 28.96 (14.25-47.76) |
| 20-25 | 23 (5-94) | 38.5 (14-65) | 28.32 (11.26-60.70) | 29.93 (21.39-52.15) |
| >25 | 11 (-) | 21 (19-23) | 27.13 (18.29-41.47) | 20.06 (11.00-42.70) |
All p were > 0.05 except for the comparison of 25(OH)D differences according to BMI in Caucasian patients.