TABLE 2.

Baseline associations between serum 25(OH)D and metabolic markers in Swedish 5- to 7-y-old children assessed by linear unadjusted and adjusted regression analysis¹

	Unadjusted			Adjusted2
	β	95% CI3	P	β	95% CI3	P
TC, mmol/L	0.170	0.001, 0.010	0.017	0.125	−0.001, 0.001	0.135
Non–HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	0.145	0.000, 0.009	0.042	0.062	−0.003, 0.007	0.454
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	0.074	−0.001, 0.004	0.302	0.130	−0.001, 0.005	0.122
apoA-I, g/L	0.103	0.000, 0.003	0.150	0.084	−0.001, 0.003	0.325
apoB, g/L	0.178	0.000, 0.002	0.013	0.120	0.000, 0.003	0.153
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	−0.134	−0.116, −0.002	0.057	−0.194	−0.153, −0.013	0.021
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	−0.202	−0.145, −0.028	0.004	−0.187	−0.150, −0.011	0.023
Log CRP, ng/mL	−0.210	−0.027, −0.006	0.003	−0.113	−0.022, 0.044	0.167
BMIz	0.037	−0.006, 0.011	0.603	−0.026	−0.011, 0.008	0.754
Waist circumference, cm	0.022	−0.032, 0.044	0.756	0.006	−0.043, 0.046	0.917

¹ n = 206. BMIz, BMI z score by WHO reference dataset 2007; Log CRP, logarithmically transformed C-reactive protein; TC, total cholesterol; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

²All variables were adjusted for sex, skin color, study site, and mothers' education.

³95% CI at baseline.