Epidemiologic Data of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Implication in Cardio-Cerebrovascular Risk in a Southern Italian Population
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants: 600 males and 600 females (aged 25–74 years).
Variables
All
Males
Females
N =1200
N =600
N =600
25(OH)D mean ± SD (ng/ml)
19.8 ± 9.3
20 ± 8.5
19.6 ± 9.6
Weight (kg)
75.7 ± 15.7
81.9 ± 14.3
69.4 ± 14.4
Height (meters)
1.64 ± 0.1
1.71 ± 0.1
1.57 ± 0.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)
28.1 ± 5.3
28.1 ± 4.6
28.1 ± 5.9
Metabolic syndrome–NCEP (%)
28.8
31.7
25.8
Metabolic syndrome–IDF (%)
40.8
46.8
34.8
HDL (mg/dl)
53.8 ± 12.7
48.8 ± 11
58.7 ± 12.3
LDL (mg/dl)
123.9 ± 34.8
124.5 ± 35.7
123.2 ± 34
Non-HDL (mg/dl)
148.5 ± 38.8
152.1 ± 38.7
144.8 ± 38.7
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
123 ± 77.7
138 ± 92.4
108.1 ± 55.8
Glycemia
101.9 ± 27.6
105.2 ± 29.8
98.5 ± 24.7
Serum uric acid (mg/dl)
5.3 ± 1.5
6 ± 1.3
4.6 ± 1.2
Serum insulin (mg/dl)
9.2 ± 14.1
9 ± 10.7
9.5 ± 16.8
Creatinine (mg/dl)
1 ± 0.2
1.1 ± 0.2
0.91 ± 0.1
C3 (mg/dl)
127.4 ± 21.1
127.4 ± 19.1
127.4 ± 23
C-reactive protein (mg/L)
0.3 ± 0.6
0.3 ± 0.7
0.3 ± 0.4
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
14.1 ± 1.4
15 ± 1.1
13.3 ± 1.2
White blood cells (103/µL)
6.4 ± 1.6
6.6 ± 1.5
6.2 ± 1.7
Smokers
29.1%
31.2%
27%
Carbon oxide (parts per million)
3.8 ± 6.2
4.2 ± 6.6
3.3 ± 5.8
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
137.2 ± 20.9
143.1 ± 19
131.4 ± 20
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
77.3 ± 10.9
79.6 ± 10.7
74.9 ± 10.5
Depression score
7.8 ± 7.6
6.3 ± 6.4
9.2 ± 8.4
Anxiety score
37.8 ± 10.4
35.5 ± 9.5
40 ± 10.7
Heart rate (beats/minute)
66.4 ± 10.2
65.4 ± 10.3
67.5 ± 10
QRS (milliseconds)
90.8 ± 13.1
95.2 ± 13.4
86.4 ± 11.2
PR (milliseconds)
152.4 ± 30.5
157.7 ± 35.8
147.1 ± 23.1
QT (milliseconds)
403 ± 29.8
401.1 ± 31.7
404.8 ± 27.8
cQT (milliseconds)
419.3 ± 27.3
413.1 ± 30.4
425.5 ± 22.3
Percentages were used to describe categorical variables; means and standard deviations were used for continuous variables. 25(OH)D: vitamin D; SD: standard deviation; NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Program; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
