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Table 1 Clinic profiles of subjects at vitamin D (VD) deficient (VDD), VD insufficient (VDI), and VD sufficient (VDS) statuses 1

From: The GC2 haplotype of the vitamin D binding protein is a risk factor for a low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in a Han Chinese population

Parameters 2

Males, n = 1119

Overall P-value

Female, n = 1522

Overall P-value

VDD

VDI

VDS

VDD

VDI

VDS

Plasma 25OHD, nmol/L

42.9 ± 5.7 a

62.0 ± 6.8 b

86.0 ± 11.0 c

< 0.001

41.7 ± 6.4 a

61.0 ± 6.6 b

85.8 ± 11.7 c

< 0.001

VD status, n (%)

210 (18.8%)

687 (61.4%)

222 (19.8%)

 

428 (28.1%)

883 (58.0%)

211 (13.9%)

 

VD supplement user, n (%)

18 (8.6%)

46 (6.7%)

14 (6.3%)

 

25 (5.8%)

55 (6.2%)

23 (10.9%)

 

Sunshine exposure, min/d

34.7 ± 36.7

38.6 ± 43.0

41.5 ± 45.0

0.25

31.2 ± 31.2

30.9 ± 35.1

33.5 ± 37.5

0.63

Age, y

37.0 ± 10.6

37.4 ± 10.2

38.0 ± 10.5

0.64

37.6 ± 11.1 a

39.7 ± 12.2 b

43.2 ± 13.5 c

< 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.7 ± 3.2

24.4 ± 2.8

24.2 ± 2.9

0.23

21.7 ± 2.8 a

22.1 ± 2.8 b

22.0 ± 2.5 b

0.02

Total VD intake, IU/d

132 ± 76

129 ± 71

136 ± 84

0.51

119 ± 71

123 ± 65

127 ± 64

0.31

    From staple food

58.7 ± 35.8

56.7 ± 33.7

57.0 ± 34.1

0.75

50.0 ± 33.8

53.4 ± 33.2

53.9 ± 31.8

0.19

    From meat and fish 3

14.9 ± 13.5

14.6 ± 12.4

14.4 ± 11.1

0.89

12.0 ± 8.7 a

13.8 ± 10.4 b

13.4 ± 8.9 a,b

0.007

    From egg and milk

48.9 ± 51.7

50.0 ± 51.4

57.0 ± 65.2

0.20

49.6 ± 52.5

48.3 ± 46.2

47.5 ± 40.7

0.84

    From mushroom

1.22 ± 1.61

1.30 ± 1.77

1.21 ± 1.45

0.70

1.11 ± 1.31

1.14 ± 1.36

1.13 ± 1.26

0.94

SBP, mmHg

125.7 ± 13.8

123.4 ± 14.6

123.8 ± 14.7

0.16

114.5 ± 15.7

115 ± 16.8

115.9 ± 15.3

0.59

DBP, mmHg

76.5 ± 10.0

75.0 ± 10.8

74.9 ± 9.9

0.18

67.6 ± 10.5

67.5 ± 10.2

69.1 ± 10.4

0.12

FPG, mmol/L

5.7 ± 1.4 a

5.5 ± 0.9 b

5.4 ± 0.8 b

0.02

5.4 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 0.9

5.4 ± 0.7

0.80

HDLC, mmol/L

1.40 ± 0.21 a

1.37 ± 0.21 a,b

1.35 ± 0.22 b

0.03

1.45 ± 0.22

1.46 ± 0.24

1.44 ± 0.25

0.32

LDLC, mmol/L

3.00 ± 0.55 a

2.91 ± 0.53 a,b

2.87 ± 0.54 b

0.03

2.88 ± 0.61

2.88 ± 0.59

2.91 ± 0.62

0.85

Triglycerides, mmol/L

2.3 ± 2.3 a

1.9 ± 1.6 b

1.7 ± 1.9 b

0.002

1.2 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 0.8

0.65

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.2 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 0.9

5.1 ± 0.9

0.13

5.0 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 1.1

0.45

Red blood cells, 1012/L

5.1 ± 0.4

5.1 ± 0.4

5.1 ± 0.4

0.86

4.4 ± 0.3

4.4 ± 0.4

4.5 ± 0.4

0.63

Hemoglobin, g/L

148.6 ± 10.2

148.2 ± 10.0

147.3 ± 9.2

0.37

126.9 ± 10.1

127.0 ± 10.3

127.7 ± 10.2

0.60

VD binding protein, mg/L

239.6 ± 26.7

238.9 ± 27.7

239.6 ± 28.4

0.91

237.9 ± 29.5

238.3 ± 27.5

236.7 ± 29.5

0.75

  1. 1VDD, VDI, and VDS were defined as plasma 25OHD concentrations of < 50, 50 - < 75, and ≥ 75 nmol/L, respectively. Data are means ± SD or n (%). In the post hoc comparison when the overall P-value is < 0.05, data differ without a same superscript letter, P < 0.05
  2. 2Abbreviations: DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HDLC plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDLC plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure
  3. 3Including pork, beef, chicken, and fish
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