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Table 4 25-OH vitamin D levels and rates of diabetes-related complications by treatment received

From: The relationship between microvascular complications and vitamin D deficiency in type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Diet only

Oral antidiabetic treatment

Insulin treatment

(n = 18)

(n = 341)

(n = 198)

25-OH vitamin D (ng/dL), (mean ± SD)

20.63 ± 10.2

21.4 ± 8.2

20.9 ± 8.5

Complications n (%)

6 (33.3)

102 (29.9)

138 (69.6)

 Nephropathy

5 (27.8)

34 (9.9)

45 (22.7)

 Neuropathy

0 (0)

42 (12.3)

47 (23.7)

 Retinopathy

1 (9.1)

26 (7.6)

46 (23.2)