Associations of Sun Exposure with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Levels in a Cohort of Hypertensive Patients: The Graz Endocrine Causes of Hypertension (GECOH) Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the GECOH study.
Variable
Number
111
Age (years)
49.1 ± 15.6
Females (%)
55.0
Summer season (%)
57.7
Body mass index (kg/m²)
28.3 ± 6.0
25-hydroxyvitamin D (ng/mL)
33 ± 17
Parathyroid hormone (pg/mL)
46 ± 17
Serum calcium (mmol/L)
2.34 ± 0.09
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
153 ± 24
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
95 ± 14
Primary aldosteronism (%)
3.6
Continuous data are presented as means ± standard deviation, and categorical data are presented as percentages.