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Table 2 The characteristics body composition of the enrolled participants by vitamin D status

From: Vitamin D status and obesity markers in older adults: results from West China Health and Aging Trends study

Variables

Total (n = 2661)

Vitamin D < 20 ng/ml (n = 1677)

Vitamin D 20–29ng/ml (n = 846)

Vitamin D ≥ 30ng/ml (n = 138)

P-value

Height

155.6 ± 8.3

154.6 ± 8.2

157.0 ± 8.1

158.2 ± 9.0

< 0.001

Weight

60.7 ± 11.0

60.6 ± 11.5

60.9 ± 10.5

60.8 ± 10.0

0.625

BMI (kg/m2)

25.0 ± 3.7

25.3 ± 4.1

24.6 ± 3.3

24.2 ± 3.0

< 0.001

FMI (kg/m2)

33.4 ± 8.0

34.9 ± 7.9

31.1 ± 7.5

30.1 ± 7.7

< 0.001

TSF

23.0 ± 8.4

23.7 ± 8.3

21.9 ± 8.3

20.4 ± 7.9

< 0.001

VFA

105.0 ± 41.3

111.6 ± 42.7

94.5 ± 36.6

89.7 ± 34.1

< 0.001

MAC

30.4 ± 3.2

30.5 ± 3.3

30.3 ± 3.0

30.2 ± 2.6

0.457

WC

84.1 ± 10.1

84.6 ± 10.5

83.3 ± 9.5

82.7 ± 8.8

0.007

HC

93.9 ± 5.9

94.1 ± 6.1

93.7 ± 5.4

93.6 ± 4.8

0.278

WHR

0.90 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.07

0.89 ± 0.06

0.88 ± 0.06

0.001

CC

34.4 ± 3.3

34.3 ± 3.5

34.6 ± 3.1

34.4 ± 2.8

0.271

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, FMI fat mass index, TSF triceps skinfold thickness, VFA visceral fat area, MAC mid-arm circumference, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHR waist hip ratio, CC calf circumference