Prevalence of Decreased Vitamin D Levels is High among Veterans with Diabetes and/or CKD

Table 1

Shows clinical and laboratory parameters comparing groups with or without diabetes. Data expressed as ±SD; DM: group with type 2 diabetes; No DM: group without type 2 diabetes; BMI: body mass index; HTN: hypertension; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; PTH: parathyroid hormone.

Diabetes versus no diabetes
	DM	No DM	𝑃-Value
Age in years	69±0.34	68 ± 0.32	0.01152
BMI	31±0.2	27.3±0.3	1.74𝐸−43
HTN (%)	88	59	2.76𝐸−38
Creatinine	1.91±0.05	1.52±0.03	2.15𝐸−09
Glucose	154±2.5	106±0.5	8.22𝐸−63
GFR	56±0.9	67±0.62	1.18𝐸−20
Calcium	9.2±0.02	9.3±0.01	0.022327
25 (OH) vit D	21±0.34	23±0.25	6.55𝐸−08
1,25 vit D	25.5±0.67	32.6±0.65	8.81𝐸−14
Intact PTH	105±4.9	92±0.36	0.032545