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. 2018 Jul-Sep;14(3):375–383. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2018.375

Table 4.

The Spearman’s correlation coefficients between serum 25(OH)D and the anthropometric and body composition parameters are shown according to BMI

Independent variable Normal weight Overweight Obesity I degree Obesity II+ degree
Age (years) 0.209 -0.005 -0.122 0.214
Weight (kg) 0.029 0.116 0.120 -0.114
Height (cm) 0.079 0.022 0.143 0.078
WC (cm) -0.179 0.265 a -0.107 -0.139
WC/Height -0.233 a 0.298 a -0.278 a -0.257
SBP (mmHg) 0.002 0.070 -0.079 -0.014
DBP (mmHg) 0.027 0.171 -0.093 -0.007
% FM (%) -0.146 -0.101 -0.216 -0.303 a
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 0.102 0.000 -0.158 -0.035
T-Chol (mmol/L) 0.250 a -0.073 0.062 -0.067
Triglycerides (mmol/L) -0.020 0.144 -0.026 -0.378 a
LDL-C (mmol/L) 0.129 -0.103 -0.073 0.260
HDL-C (mmol/L) 0.158 -0.033 0.136 -0.190
LDL-C / HDL-C ratio 0.025 0.047 0.158 -0.309 a
T-CHOL /HDL-C ratio -0.008 0.086 0.150 -0.226
Fasting insulin (mIU/L) 0.886 a -0.137 -0.178 -0.251
HOMA – IR index 0.886 a -0.169 -0.213 -0.366 a
hs CRP (mg/L) NA -0.037 -0.023 -0.378 a
OGTT Insulin 60’ (μIU /mL) NA 0.547 -0.143 0.024
OGTT Insulin 120’ (μIU /mL) NA -0.082 -0.321 -0.486
OGTT Glucose 60’ (mmol/L) NA 0.410 -0.690 -0.500
OGTT Glucose 120’ (mmol/L) NA -0.196 -0.357 -0.786 a

a p<0.05.