Research Article
Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship with Metabolic Markers in Persons with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of participants and correlation with serum 25(OH)D.
| | Parameters | Mean ± SD | | value |
| | (males) | 309 (81) | | | | Age (years) | 48.7 ± 7.8 | | 0.00 | | Weight (kg) | 94.0 ± 17.1 | | 0.02 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 36.9 ± 6.0 | | 0.01 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 111 ± 12 | | 0.00 | | Fat mass (kg) | 43.0 ± 11.1 | | 0.01 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133 ± 17 | | 0.22 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 72 ± 10 | | 0.86 | | 25(OH) vitamin D (nmol/L) | 33.8 ± 20.3 | | n/a | | Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.31 ± 0.1 | | 0.00 | | Phosphorus (mmol/L) | 1.12 ± 0.17 | | 0.04 | | Parathyroid hormone (pmol/L) | 5.7 ± 3.7 | | 0.00 | | Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 84.5 ± 22.8 | | 0.00 | | Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 10.5 ± 4 | | 0.48 | | HbA1c (%) | 9.0 ± 2.0 | | 0.86 | | C-peptide (nmol/L) | 1.14 ± 0.52 | | 0.23 | | Hs-C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 9.5 ± 9.9 | | 0.12 | | Creatinine (mmol/L) | 56.1 ± 20.3 | | 0.25 | | HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.3 | | 0.03 | | LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.8 ± 0.9 | | 0.00 | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.6 ± 1.1 | | 0.00 | | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.7 ± 0.8 | | 0.01 | | Apolipoprotein A | 1.36 ± 0.22 | | 0.30 | | Apolipoprotein B | 0.88 ± 0.26 | | 0.00 |
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Data are presented as the mean ± SD. is the correlation coefficient for each variable versus serum concentration of s-25(OH)D.
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