Research Article

Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Degree of Coronary Artery Disease in Cardiac Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of the examined group divided according to degree of coronary atherosclerosis (CASSS) into four subgroups.

CASSS 0CASSS 1CASSS 2CASSS 3

N and %66 (20%)79 (23%)98 (29%)94 (28%)
Age (years)66.7 ± 8.068.8 ± 10.867.0 ± 9.969.8 ± 11.40.15
Sex (♀/♂)33 (10%)/33 (10%)30 (9%)/49 (14%)26 (8%)/72 (21%)30 (9%)/64 (19%)<0.05
25(OH)D (ng/ml)17.8 (6.4–43.9)14.1 (5.4–38.2)14.0 (5.9–36.7)11.5 (4.0–28.6)<0.001
Patients in groups according to the level of 25(OH)D
 0 to<108 (2%)17 (5%)15 (4%)38 (11%)<0.001
 ≥10 to <2030 (9%)40 (11%)62 (19%)36 (11%)
 ≥20 to <3023 (7%)17 (5%)15 (4%)20 (6%)
 ≥305 (2%)5 (2%)6 (2%)0 (0%)
BMI30.6 (23.5–47.4)30.1 (16.9–47.8)28.7 (18.7–45.9)29.0 (16.1–45.9)0.19
Smoking (no/yes/ex-smokers)47 (14%)/14 (4%)/5 (2%)48 (14%)/24 (7%)/7 (2%)63 (18%)/26 (8%)/9 (3%)66 (20%)/20 (6%)/8 (2%)0.82
Hypertension (no/yes)5 (2%)/61 (18%)9 (3%)/70 (20%)6 (2%)/92 (27%)5 (2%)/89 (26%)0.45
Hyperlipidemia (no/yes)27 (8%)/35 (12%)25 (8%)/47 (15%)46 (14.5%)/46 (14.5%)40 (13%)/46 (15%)0.25
CAD status (stable CAD/ACS)58 (18%)/8 (2%)42 (13%)/37 (10%)57 (17%)/41 (12%)49 (15%)/45 (13%)<0.001
Previous MI (no/yes)57 (17%)/9 (3%)50 (15%)/29 (8%)37 (10%)/61 (19%)41 (12%)/53 (16%)<0.001
Examination data (May–October/November–April)16 (5%)/50 (15%)14 (4%)/65 (19%)22 (7%)/76 (22%)18 (6%)/76 (22%)0.74

Data presented as mean ± SD. Data presented as median and range. Other data presented as the number of subjects (% of the whole group).