Research Article
Association between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 4
Comparison analysis of RA patients with 25(OH)D deficiency and normal levels groups (<50 nmol/L).
| | Characteristics | Deficiency ( = 100) | Normal level ( = 16) | value |
| | Age (years) | 49.8 ± 10.8 | 52.3 ± 11.7 | 0.684 | | Female : male ratio | 81 : 19 | 12 : 4 | 0.580 | | Weight (kg) | 57.5 ± 8.7 | 58.0 ± 10.9 | 0.608 | | Height (cm) | 160.7 ± 6.2 | 162.2 ± 7.8 | 0.503 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 ± 3.0 | 21.9 ± 2.3 | 0.149 | | Disease duration (months) | 43.5 (3, 468) | 36.0 (3, 316) | 0.957 | | DAS28 | 3.5 ± 1.8 | 4.09 ± 1.6 | 0.779 | | Patient global VAS (cm) | 3.3 ± 3.1 | 4.2 ± 3.1 | 0.948 | | Swollen joint count (0–28) | 3.9 ± 5.4 | 5.3 ± 7.1 | 0.302 | | Tender joint count (0–28) | 5.1 ± 6.5 | 6.9 ± 7.1 | 0.775 | | ESR (mm/H) | 33.5 (4, 102) | 36.5 (6, 78) | 0.360 | | CRP (mg/L) | 5.1 (1, 78) | 5.7 (3.2, 17.7) | 0.595 | | RF (IU/ml) | 63.5 (20, 2220) | 107.5 (20, 1900) | 0.009 |
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