Sexual Dimorphism for the Association between Vitamin D and Insulin Resistance in Chinese People
Table 3
Correlation of vitamin D with other parameters by sex.
Variable
Male
Female
Age (year)
0.265
<0.001
0.124
<0.001
HbA1c (%)
0.016
0.404
0.085
<0.001
Log HOMA-IR
−0.055
0.028
−0.005
0.798
BMI (kg/m2)
−0.049
0.009
0.026
0.109
Insulin (pmol/L)
−0.089
<0.001
−0.029
0.070
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
0.001
0.942
−0.022
0.172
TC (mmol/L)
−0.124
<0.001
0.026
0.115
HDL (mmol/L)
0.088
<0.001
0.019
0.240
TG (mmol/L)
−0.194
<0.001
−0.068
<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)
−0.123
<0.001
0.057
<0.001
Cr (umol/L)
0.020
0.292
0.106
<0.001
HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; Cr: creatinine; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index. Data are shown as means ± SD.
