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. 2018 May 8;18:67. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0640-6

Table 3.

Correlates of serum 25(OH) D levels

Variable Serum 25(OH) D ng/ml Median(IQR) p-value Univariate Odds ratio (95%CI) Multivariate Odds ratio
(95%CI)
Gender 0.91(0.49–1.62)
 Male 20.65 (15.0–30.3) 0.013 Referent
 Female 23.3 (17.9–32.4) 0.84 (0.49–1.42)
Age 1.32(0.40–2.09)
  ≤ 50 years 18.91 (15.6–27.5) 0.142 Referent
  > 50 years 22.63 (16.6–32.9) 1.42 (0.7–2.9)
CD4 Count 0.36 (0.11–1.17)
  < 200/μL 22.65 (16.6–32.9) 0.127 0.69 (0.4–1.3)
  ≥ 200 19.98 (15.6–28.8) Referent
BMI 0.61(0.27–1.38)
  ≤ 18.5 22.27 (16.6–33.6) 0.643 0.84 (0.5–1.5)
  > 18.5 21.98 (16.4–30.9) Referent
EFV-Based Regimen 0.87(0.32–2.34)
 Yes 20.50 (15.1–33.1) 0.664 Referent
 No 21.81 (16.6–30.9) 0.97 (0.4–2.3)
cART status 0.90(0.49–1.62)
 Yes 20.84 (15.6–33.0) 0.244 Referent
 No 22.97 (16.9–30.6) 1.04 (0.6–1.8)

Key: IQR interquartile range, CI confidence interval, BMI Body Mass Index, EFV efavirenz, cART combination antiretroviral therapy. p-values of ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant