Research Article

Association of Vitamin D with the TaqI Polymorphism of the VDR Gene in Older Women Attending the Basic Health Unit of the Federal District, DF (Brazil)

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of older women who attended a Basic Health Unit (N = 128). Ceilândia, Brasília, DF, 2018.

VariablesGroupsORCI
25(OH)D insufficiencyControl
N%N%

Arterial hypertensionYes5177.34979.00.806a0.902(0.39–2.09)
No1522.71321.0
Total66100.062100.0
Diabetes mellitusYes3451.53556.50.578a0.819(0.41–1.64)
No3248.52743.5
Total66100.062100.0
FibromyalgiaYes23.011.60.999b0.525(0.05–5.93)
No6497.06198.4
Total66100.062100.0
Inflammatory diseasesYes1015.269.70.348a1.667(0.57–4.90)
No5684.85690.3
Total66100.062100.0

a: chi-square test; b: Fisher’s exact test.