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. 2017 Mar 15;28(6):1359–1367. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx109

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 1016 patients by quintile of predicted 25(OH)D score

Predicted 25(OH)D Score
Quintile1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5
(n=207) (n=200) (n=204) (n=203) (n=202)
Vitamin D score, median  (range), ng/mL 23.3   (16.0–24.7) 25.7  (24.7–26.6) 27.6  (26.6–28.3) 29.2  (28.3–30.1) 31.5  (30.1–36.4)
Season of questionnaire completion, No.  (%)
 Summer  (June, July, August) 67  (32.4) 62  (31.0) 66  (32.4) 62  (30.5) 75  (37.1)
 Autumn  (Sept, Oct, Nov) 25  (12.1) 36  (18.0) 29  (14.2) 31  (15.3) 31  (15.3)
 Winter  (Dec, Jan, Feb) 42  (20.3) 33  (16.5) 49  (24.0) 43  (21.2) 37  (18.3)
 Spring  (Mar, April, May) 73  (35.3) 69  (34.5) 60  (29.4) 67  (33.0) 59  (29.2)
Age, median  (range), years 59  (32–80) 59  (21–83) 62  (32–85) 62  (24–85) 60  (27–82)
Male, No.  (%) 79  (38.2) 111  (55.5) 118  (57.8) 137  (67.5) 127  (62.9)
Race, No.  (%)
 White 134  (64.7) 184  (92.0) 197  (96.6) 193  (95.1) 197  (97.5)
 Black 56  (27.1) 6  (3.0) 2  (1.0) 1  (0.5) 0  (0)
 Other 17  (8.2) 10  (5.0) 5  (2.5) 9  (4.4) 5  (2.5)
Residence, No.  (%)a
 South 52  (25.1) 38  (19.0) 61  (29.9) 60  (29.6) 87  (43.1)
 Midwest/West 70  (33.8) 75  (37.5) 83  (40.7) 91  (44.8) 85  (42.1)
 Northeast 85  (41.1) 87  (43.5) 60  (29.4) 52  (25.6) 30  (14.9)
Family history of CRC, No.  (%)
 Yes 38  (18.4) 29  (14.5) 38  (18.6) 40  (19.7) 38  (18.8)
 No 169  (81.6) 171  (85.5) 166  (81.4) 163  (80.3) 164  (81.2)
Baseline performance status, No.  (%)b
 0 134  (64.7) 145  (72.5) 157  (77.0) 155  (76.4) 154  (76.2)
 1–2 66  (31.9) 47  (23.5) 45  (22.1) 46  (22.7) 46  (22.8)
 Unknown 7  (3.4) 8  (4.0) 2  (1.0) 2  (1.0) 2  (1.0)
Invasion through bowel wall by T stage, No.  (%)c
 T1–2 22  (10.6) 24  (12.0) 28  (13.7) 31  (15.3) 32  (15.8)
 T3–4 175  (84.5) 167  (83.5) 174  (85.3) 170  (83.7) 169  (83.7)
 Unknown 10  (4.8) 9  (4.5) 2  (1.0) 2  (1.0) 1  (0.5)
Number of positive lymph nodes, No.  (%)
 1–3 131  (63.3) 131  (65.5) 127  (62.3) 124  (61.1) 126  (62.4)
 ≥4 69  (33.3) 62  (31.0) 75  (36.8) 77  (37.9) 74  (36.6)
 Unknown 7  (3.4) 7  (3.5) 2  (1.0) 2  (1.0) 2  (1.0)
Grade of differentiation, No.  (%)
 Well 14  (6.8) 16  (8.0) 14  (6.9) 2  (1.0) 10  (5.0)
 Moderate 141  (68.1) 131  (65.5) 145  (71.1) 141  (69.5) 142  (70.3)
 Poor/undifferentiated 45  (21.7) 45  (22.5) 43  (21.1) 56  (27.6) 49  (24.3)
 Unknown 7  (3.4) 8  (4.0) 2  (1.0) 4  (2.0) 1  (0.5)
Clinical bowel obstruction at presentation, No.  (%) 45  (21.7) 42  (21.0) 41  (20.1) 46  (22.7) 47  (23.3)
Bowel perforation at presentation, No.  (%) 12  (5.8) 6  (3.0) 11  (5.4) 10  (4.9) 4  (2.0)
Treatment arm, No.  (%)
 FU/LV 104  (50.2) 88  (44.0) 109  (53.4) 105  (51.7) 109  (54.0)
 IFL 103  (49.8) 112  (56.0) 95  (46.6) 98  (48.3) 93  (46.0)
Body mass index, median  (range), kg/m2d 31  (19–52) 29  (17–52) 28  (18–42) 27  (17–42) 24  (17–38)
Physical activity, median  (range), MET-h/wk4d 1  (0–57) 4  (0–74) 6  (0–98) 12  (0–103) 24  (2–123)
Dietary vitamin D intake, energy-adjusted, median  (range), IU/d 100  (0–600) 200  (0–1000) 170  (41–530) 197  (36–746) 236  (48–595)
Vitamin D supplement intake, median  (range), IU/d 0  (0–600) 24  (0–1100) 200  (0–800) 200  (0–800) 200  (0–1200)
Total calcium intake, energy-adjusted, median  (range), mg/d 700  (300–2500) 800  (400–2400) 900  (300–3000) 1000  (400–3400) 1000  (300–3000)
KRAS mutational status
 Wildtype 67  (64.4) 61  (65.6) 66  (62.3) 79  (66.9) 83  (70.3)
 Mutant 37  (35.6) 32  (34.4) 40  (37.7) 39  (33.1) 35  (29.7)
BRAF mutational status
 Wildtype 84  (80.8) 78  (84.8) 88  (81.5) 100  (85.5) 107  (91.5)
 Mutant 20  (19.2) 14  (15.2) 20  (18.5) 17  (14.5) 10  (8.5)
PIK3CA mutational status
 Wildtype 94  (91.3) 76  (86.4) 89  (87.3) 97  (89.8) 97  (85.8)
 Mutant 9  (8.7) 12  (13.6) 13  (12.7) 11  (10.2) 16  (14.2)
TP53 mutational status
 Wildtype 47  (54.7) 50  (59.5) 41  (46.1) 54  (59.3) 51  (49.0)
 Mutant 39  (45.3) 34  (40.5) 48  (53.9) 37  (40.7) 53  (51.0)
MSI status
 MSI-high 26  (12.6) 24  (12.0) 17  (8.3) 32  (15.8) 19  (9.4)
 MSS/MSI-low 181  (87.4) 176  (88.0) 187  (91.7) 171  (84.2) 183  (90.6)
a

South includes OK, TX, LA, AR, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, TN, KY, WV, DC, MD, DE, AZ, CA, NM, CO, UT, NV, GU, HI, PR, and VI); Midwest/West includes ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH, OR, WA, MT, ID, and WY; Northeast includes PA, NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, VT, ME, and AK.

b

Baseline performance status: PS 0 = fully active; PS 1 = restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out light work; PS 2= ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities, up and about >50% of waking hours.

c

T1–2 = level of invasion through the bowel wall not beyond the muscle layer; T3–4 = level of invasion through the bowel wall beyond the muscle layer.

d

Based on questionnaire 1.

25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; No., number; FU/LV, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin; IFL, irinotecan; MET, metabolic equivalent.