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Table 2 Predictors of vitamin D insufficiency in patients with dementia with Vitamin D supplementation: binary logistic regression analyses

From: Efficacy of daily 800 IU vitamin D supplementation in reaching vitamin D sufficiency in nursing home residents: cross-sectional patient file study

 

25(OH)D1 < 50 nmol/L

25(OH)D ≥50 nmol/L

P-value

OR

95% CI

N

16

55

   

Gender, % (n)

  

0.9

  

Male

25 (12)

23 (13)

   

Female

75 (4)

76 (42)

   

Age in years, mean (SD)

83 (SD 8)

83 (SD 7)

0.9

  

Subjects with sunlight exposure >1x/week, % (n)

25 (4)

44 (24)

0.1

  

Drops/capsules, % (n)

  

<0.0001

35.3

7.7-160.9

- drop users

81 (13)

11 (6)

- capsule users

19 (3)

89 (49)

No. of medications, % (n)

  

0.8

  

<5

75 (12)

72 (40)

>5

25 (4)

27 (15)

FAC2, % (n)

  

0.3

  

0

25 (4)

42 (23)

1

6 (1)

13 (7)

2

19 (3)

9 (5)

3

31 (5)

9 (5)

4

13 (2)

24 (13)

5

6 (1)

4 (2)

BMI3, (n)

  

0.3

  

<20 underweight

56 (9)

55 (30)

20-25 healthy weight

25 (4)

36 (20)

>25 overweight

19 (3)

9 (5)

MDRD4, % (n)

  

0.6

  

<60

37 (6)

29 (16)

>60

62 (10)

71 (39)

Comorbidity5, % (n)

  

0.02

0.2

0.07-0.8

≤ 2 diseases

50 (8)

80 (44)

>2 diseases

50 (8)

20 (11)

 
  1. 125(OH)D −25-hydroxyvitamin D.
  2. 2FAC - Functional Ambulation Classification.
  3. 3BMI - Body Mass Index.
  4. 4MDRD - Modification of Diet in Renal Disease.
  5. 5Chronic diseases from seven majors: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis/osteoarthritis and cancer.