Association between vitamin D and glycaemic parameters in a multi-ethnic cohort of postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia

Table 5 Stepwise multiple regression analysis between serum 25(OH)D level and independent variables (N=173)

Dependent variable	Independent variables	β	p	95% CI for β
Dependent variable	Independent variables	β	p	lower limit	upper limit
Serum 25(OH)D	Hip circumference (cm)	-0.150	0.007	-0.258	-0.041
Serum 25(OH)D	HOMA2-IR C-peptide	-1.252	0.008	-2.175	-0.328
Total R²= 0.085

Stepwise variable inclusion with p < 0.05 and exclusion with p > 0.10
95% CI confidence intervals, ß unstandardized regression coefficient, R² percent variance explained by each variable

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