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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of men according to serum 25(OH)D level

From: Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with metabolic syndrome and its components in elderly men and women: the Korean Urban Rural Elderly cohort study

Quartile (n)

(ng/mL)

Quartile 1 (n = 245)

(4.20–14.19)

Quartile 2 (n = 245)

(14.20–18.99)

Quartile 3 (n = 249)

(19.00–24.19)

Quartile 4 (n = 248)

(24.20–51.90)

P value

25(OH)D, ng/mL

10.90 ± 2.28

16.53 ± 1.39

21.41 ± 1.50

29.67 ± 5.34

<  0.001

Age, yr

73.01 ± 4.87

72.38 ± 4.14

72.59 ± 4.47

73.27 ± 4.87

0.132

BMI, kg/m2

23.99 ± 2.63

24.19 ± 2.61

23.65 ± 2.67

23.60 ± 2.90†

0.053

Waist, cm

87.49 ± 8.13

86.68 ± 8.44

86.43 ± 8.78

83.48 ± 9.33*†‡

<  0.001

SBP, mmHg

125.89 ± 14.50

128.51 ± 14.24

129.70 ± 14.41

128.86 ± 13.88

0.370

DBP, mmHg

74.10 ± 8.91

73.68 ± 9.28

75.23 ± 8.35

73.02 ± 7.90

0.420

Current smoking

42 (17.1)

53 (21.6)

36 (14.5)

53 (21.4)

0.117

Current drinking

205 (66.6)

194 (64.2)

138 (58)

72 (51.8)

0.011

Exercise

151 (61.4)

164 (66.9)

164 (65.9)

132 (53.2)

0.007

eGFR

77.5 ± 15.11

79.8 ± 14.03

81.06 ± 13.19*

80.13 ± 13.44

0.036

PTH

39.68 ± 14.13

38.07 ± 17.25

35.80 ± 12.07

33.83 ± 11.62*†

<  0.001

Glucose, mg/dL

101.59 ± 23.61

100.47 ± 20.17

99.91 ± 19.90

97.50 ± 19.93

0.171

Insulin, IU/L

7.53 ± 8.31

7.57 ± 12.22

6.12 ± 4.26

5.18 ± 3.26*†

0.001

HOMA-IR

1.93 ± 2.24

1.86 ± 2.42

1.55 ± 1.24

1.29 ± 0.99*†

<  0.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

174.51 ± 32.91

172.92 ± 33.72

173.93 ± 33.09

163.70 ± 29.95*†‡

<  0.001

Triglyceride, mg/dL

138.69 ± 78.55

128.43 ± 71.30

125.45 ± 61.22

110.31 ± 46.04*†

<  0.001

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

45.99 ± 12.13

47.89 ± 12.56

46.98 ± 10.45

48.15 ± 11.26

0.157

Number of MetS components

2.22 ± 1.30

2.16 ± 1.23

2.02 ± 1.25

1.73 ± 1.18*†

<  0.001

  1. Data were shown as mean ± SD or number (%). 25(OH)D, vitamin D3, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment - insulin resistance, HDL high density lipoprotein, MetS metabolic syndrome. * vs. Q1, † vs. Q2, ‡ vs. Q3