Table 1.
Demographic data and vitamin D3 levels in the control (n = 290) and type 2 diabetic (n = 460) groups.
| Control |
Diabetes |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Age (years) | 44.5 (38.0–53.0) | 56.0 (48.0–62.0) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 (26.7–35.1) | 32.4 (28.6–37.2) | <0.001 |
| Hypertensive – n (%) | 71 (24.5) | 320 (69.6) | <0.001 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.6 (5.3–5.9) | 7.9 (6.7–9.5) | <0.001 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 (4.7–5.7) | 8.6 (6.4–12.2) | <0.001 |
| 1,25(OH)2D3 (ng/ml) | 0.043 (0.025–0.066) | 0.025 (0.013–0.044) | <0.001 |
| 25(OH)D3 (ng/ml) | 8.82 (4.88–14.47) | 6.49 (3.40–13.57) | <0.001 |
| 24,25(OH)2D3 (ng/ml) | 0.38 (0.21–0.66) | 0.29 (0.18–0.56) | 0.001 |
| 3epi25(OH)D3 (ng/ml) | 0.47 (0.23–0.93) | 0.39 (0.22–0.75) | 0.071 |
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; 1,25(OH)2D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; 24,25(OH)2D3, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 3epi25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxy-3epi-vitamin D3; IQR, interquartile range.