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Table 1 Demographics and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations among nursing home residents

From: Bacteriuria and vitamin D deficiency: a cross sectional study of 385 nursing home residents

 

All residents1

Residents without bacteriuria

Residents with bacteriuria

Mean age (SD)

87 (6.7)

86 (6.9)

87 (5.9)

Women

69% (266/385)

58% (153/262)

92% (113/123)

Dementia

54% (208/385)

49% (129/262)

64% (79/123)

Diabetes mellitus

13% (51/385)

10% (27/262)

20% (24/123)

Dysuria, urinary urgency or frequency ≤ 1 week

1.6% (6/385)

1.5% (4/262)

1.6% (2/123)

25OHD < 12.5 nmol/L

3.1% (12/385)

1.9% (5/262)

5.7% (7/123)

25OHD 12.5 to < 25 nmol/L

34% (131/385)

33% (86/262)

37% (45/123)

25OHD 25 to < 50 nmol/L

46% (176/385)

48% (126/262)

41% (50/123)

25OHD 50 to < 75 nmol/L

10% (40/385)

11% (29/262)

8.9% (11/123)

25OHD > 75 nmol/L

6.8% (26/385)

6.1% (16/262)

8.1% (10/123)

  1. 1In total 385 residents: 262 residents without bacteriuria and 123 residents with bacteriuria