Table 1.

Patient characteristics according to vitamin D levels.

25OHD levels (ng/ml)
Characteristics	Optimal (≥ 30) (n=10)	Insufficient (21–29) (n=13)	Moderately Deficient (≤ 20->10) (n=20)	Severely Deficient (≤ 10) (n=12)
Age (years)	48.0±14	52.7±13	54.0±14	58.0±14
Sex: F/M (n)	7/3	7/6	14/6	7/5
Season: WS/SA (n)	8/2	9/4	13/7	8/4
Duration of HIV(years)	9.6±6	10.9±5	11.5±8	7.0±5
CD4 (cells/ml)	636.90±381	565.38±235	512.81±254	616.91±285
CD4 (%)	27.2±11	27.6±8	25.3±10	27.8±10
HIV viral load, log10 (n)	0	3	2	1
25OHD (ng/ml)	43.8±11*	24.8±2	12.4±4	8.3±2

Results are expressed as mean± standard deviation (X±SD). F: Female; M: Male

^*p<0.000 Optimal vs insufficient, moderately deficient, and severely deficient