Table 3.
Correlation Between Vitamin D [25(OH)D] and Anthropometric, Biochemical and Metabolic Parameters
| Parameters | r | P |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.015 | 0.823 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.131 | 0.047a |
| Weight (kg) | −0.070 | 0.290 |
| WC (cm) | −0.017 | 0.797 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.035 | 0.596 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | −0.034 | 0.607 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | −0.024 | 0.714 |
| TG (mg/dL) | −0.102 | 0.120 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | −0.048 | 0.468 |
| *HbA1c (%) | −0.068 | 0.306 |
| *Insulin (mcU/mL) | −0.176 | 0.007b |
| *HOMA-IR | −0.182 | 0.005b |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 0.049 | 0.459 |
| *Phosphorus (mg/dL) | −0.073 | 0.271 |
| *PTH (pg/mL) | 0.075 | 0.257 |
| hs-CRP (mg/dL) | <0.001 | 0.997 |
| SBP (mmHg) | −0.121 | 0.066 |
| DBP (mmHg) | −0.111 | 0.093 |
Notes: Pearson or *Spearman correlation; aP<0.05; bP<0.01.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; hs-CRP, high-sensitive c-reactive protein; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; PTH, parathyroid hormone; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.