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Table 3 Comparison of variables in quartiles of 25(OH)D concentration

From: Abdominal obesity is an independent predictor of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in adults with cerebral palsy

 

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

p value

(n = 27)

(n = 32)

(n = 26)

(n = 30)

25-hydroxnitamin D (25(OH)D) (ng/mL)

11.13 (3.51)

22.34 (3.85)

34.50 (3.62)

49.37 (8.10)

NA

Age (yrs)

33.67 (15.6)

35.98 (13.87)

36.06 (12.56)

30.35 (1 L20)

0.317

Female (%)

44.00

26.67

18.30

36.67

0.082

GMFCS I-III (%)

29.31

25.86

25.86

18.97

0.201

GMFCS IV-V (%)

19.23

30.77

21.15

28.85

0.716

Body Mass (kg)

68.31 (28.3)

64.86 (21.37)

66.94 (23.28)

47.62 (22.79

0.006

Recumbent Length (cm)

158.35 (12.92)

159.14 (8.29)

161.99 (16.83)

157.3 (15.36)

0.684

Body Mass Index (kg∙m-2)

28.90 (9.9 M)

25.22 (7.23)

26.51 (6.18)

22.81 (5.47)

0.052

Waist Circumference (cm)

93.75 (19.06)

89.56 (24.73)

85.68 (17.01)

73.95 (15.60)

0.012

Hip Circumference (cm)

103.91 (17.34)

92.5 (13.62)

94.08 (12.77)

84.41 (19.78)

0.001

Parathyroid hormone (PTH). (pg/ml)

59.32 (32.87)

55.32 (26.83)

4 L89 (21.49)

40.84 (18.14)

0.036

  1. p-value are presented to represent significant trend testing across quartiles.