Table 3.
Adjusted the association between serum 25(OH)D level and latent TB infection
| Characteristics | aORa (95% CI) | aORa (95% CI), by gender | aORa (95% CI), by season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sample | Male | Female | Summer | Winter | |
| Continuous serum 25(OH)D level | |||||
| Per 10 ng/mL increase | 0.84 (0.71–0.99) | 0.81 (0.58–1.12) | 0.86 (0.73–1.02) | 0.79 (0.67–0.93) | 0.96 (0.71–1.29) |
| Categorical serum 25(OH)D level | |||||
| <12 ng/mL | 2.27 (1.40–3.66) | 2.78 (1.45–5.32) | 1.91 (0.88–4.16) | 2.03 (1.15–3.59) | 2.18 (1.25–3.80) |
| 12–19 ng/mL | 1.75 (1.25–2.46) | 2.17 (1.22–3.81) | 1.40 (0.92–2.14) | 1.66 (1.03–2.66) | 1.51 (0.85–2.71) |
| 20–29 ng/mL | 1.36 (0.87–2.14) | 1.70 (0.81–3.54) | 1.09 (0.74–1.62) | 1.20 (0.71–2.02) | 1.42 (0.78–2.59) |
| ≥30 ng/mL | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Notes: aAdjusted for gender, age, race, poverty, education, birthplace, BMI, DM, and hypercholesterolemia.