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Table 1 Background characteristics and serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, intact parathyroid hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and ionized calcium in Norwegians and Pakistanis

From: Pakistanis living in Oslo have lower serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels but higher serum ionized calcium levels compared with ethnic Norwegians. The Oslo Health Study

 

Men

Women

 

Norwegians n = 290

Pakistanis n = 94

P (ethnicity), ANOVA

Norwegians n = 270

Pakistanis n = 67

P (ethnicity), ANOVA

Age (years) a

56 (55, 57)

43 (42, 45)

< 0.001

55 (54, 56)

40 (38, 42)

< 0.001

BMI, mean (SD) kg/m2

26.5 (3.4)

27.2 (3.8)

0.10

25.0 (4.1)

29.4 (4.9)

< 0.001

s-25(OH)D (nmol/l) a

74.4 (71.7, 77.1)

30.0 (24.8, 35.3)

< 0.001

76.2 (73.3, 79.1)

26.1 (19.4, 32.9)

< 0.001

Range

27–207

6–68

 

19–168

6–70

 

s-iPTH (pmol/l) a

5.2 (4.9, 5.4)

6.0 (5.4, 6.5)

0.013

5.0 (4.7, 5.4)

6.9 (6.2, 7.7)

< 0.001

Range

1.3–15.5

1.4–13.5

 

1.2–15.5

2.4–18.0

 

s-1,25(OH)2D (pmol/l) a

124 (120, 129)

94 (86, 102)

< 0.001

122 (118, 127)

91 (81, 101)

< 0.001

Range

60–251

43–214

 

35–225

58–258

 

s-Ca2+ (mmol/l)a

1.26 (1.26, 1.27)

1.28 (1.27, 1.28)

0.031

1.26 (1.25, 1.26)

1.28 (1.27, 1.29)

< 0.001

Range

1.15–1.36

1.19–1.45

 

1.15–1.39

1.18–1.36

 
  1. a Means and 95% confidence intervals, with age adjustment done separately within the genders.
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