Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison between diabetic cardiac patients with and without significant stenosis.

No significant stenosis (CASSS 0)Stenosis
(CASSS 1–3)

N and %66 (20%)271 (80%)
Age (years)66.7 ± 8.068.5 ± 10.70.21
Sex (♀/♂)33 (10%)/33 (10%)85 (25%)/186 (55%)<0.01
25(OH)D (ng/ml)17.8 (6.4–43.9)13.8 (4.0–38.2)<0.001
Patients in groups according to the level of 25(OH)D
 0 to <108 (2%)70 (21%)<0.05
 ≥10 to<2030 (9%)138 (41%)
 ≥20 to<3023 (7%)52 (15%)
 ≥305 (2%)11 (3%)
BMI30.6 (23.5–47.4)29.2 (16.1–47.8)0.09
Smoking (no/yes/ex-smokers)47 (14%)/14 (4%)/5 (2%)177 (52%)/70 (21%)/24 (7%)0.51
Hypertension (no/yes)5 (2%)/61 (18%)20 (6%)/251 (74%)0.93
Hyperlipidemia (no/yes)27 (8%)/35 (12%)111 (33%)/139 (47%)0.99
CAD status (stable CAD/ACS)58 (18%)/8 (2%)148 (44%)/123 (36%)<0.001
Previous MI (no/yes)57 (17%)/9 (3%)128 (38%)/144 (42%)<0.001
Examination data (May–October/November–April)16 (5%)/50 (15%)54 (16%)/217 (64%)0.61

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