Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratios (95%CI) for the presence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoalphalipoproteinemia/HDL and hypobetalipoproteinemia/LDL comparing the two highest 25(OH) D3 levels to the deficiency of serum 25(OH) D3 levels, respectively
| Serum 25(OH)D3 Levels | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL-30 ng/mL | ≥30 ng/mL | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 53.3 | 25.4 | 21.4 | |
| Unadjusted | 1 | 0.896 | 1.14 | 0.644 |
| (Reference) | (0.646,1.242) | (0.800,1.625) | ||
| Model 1a | 1 | 0.922 | 1.204 | 0.447 |
| (Reference) | (0.663,1.282) | (0.840,1.724) | ||
| Model 2b | 1 | 0.921 | 1.193 | 0.477 |
| (Reference) | (0.659,1.286) | (0.830,1.714) | ||
| Hypertriglyceridemia (%) | 56 | 28.4 | 15.6 | |
| Unadjusted | 1 | 0.966 | 0.659 | 0.029 |
| (Reference) | (0.725,1.287) | (0.469,0.925) | ||
| Model 1a | 1 | 0.809 | 0.842 | 0.246 |
| (Reference) | (0.584, 1.120) | (0.573,1.237) | ||
| Model 2b | 1 | 0.793 | 0.843 | 0.239 |
| (Reference) | (0.570,1.104) | (0.572,1.241) | ||
| Hypoalphalipoproteinemia/HDL (%) | 54.2 | 37.6 | 8.1 | |
| Unadjusted | 1 | 1.543 | 0.335 | 0.002 |
| (Reference) | (1.146,2.078) | (0.211,0.533) | ||
| Model 1a | 1 | 1.527 | 0.317 | 0.001 |
| (Reference) | (1.131,2.061) | (0.199,0.506) | ||
| Model 2b | 1 | 1.483 | 0.31 | 0.001 |
| (Reference) | (1.092,2.013) | (0.192,0.499) | ||
| Hypobetalipoproteinemia/LDL (%) | 47.2 | 27.8 | 25 | |
| Unadjusted | 1 | 1.142 | 1.474 | 0.368 |
| (Reference) | (0.516,20,525) | (0.647,3.361) | ||
| Model 1a | 1 | 1.186 | 1.55 | 0.308 |
| (Reference) | (0.534,2.632) | (0.675,3.556) | ||
| Model 2b | 1 | 1.086 | 1.54 | 0.348 |
| (Reference) | (0.482,2.446) | (0.663,3.576) | ||
aModel 1. Adjusted for sex, age and education (high school or higher vs. less than high school)
bModel 2. Further adjusted for smoking (current, former, never), drinking (yes, no), high-fat diet (a little or no, greater than or equal to 25 g/day), vegetables and fruits (a little or no, greater than or equal to 500 g/day), tea (yes, no)