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Table 4 Comparison of clinical characteristics according to the rs7041 genotypes in the total cohort

From: The association of vitamin D binding protein levels and genotypes with type 1 diabetes in the black South African population

Variable

TT (n = 287)

TG (n = 27)

p-value

Age at diagnosis (years)f

18.2 ± 7.08b

17.4 ± 4.96

0.702

Duration of disease (years)f

6.00 [2.00; 11.0]b

4.00 [2.00; 8.00]

0.451

Sex

   

  Males, % (n)

49.5 (142)

37.0 (10)

0.216

  Females, % (n)

50.5 (145)

63.0 (17)

 

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.80 [5.00; 9.80]c

5.40 [4.40; 9.60]b

0.844

HbA1c (%)f

10.6 ± 3.34d

11.6 ± 3.06e

0.315

BMI (kg/m2)

26.0 ± 5.89a

28.2 ± 7.76b

0.079

VDBP concentration (mg/mL)

0.42 ± 0.17e

0.39 ± 0.17b

0.374

  1. Results are presented as median values [lower quartile; upper quartile] for skewed data and as mean ± standard deviation for non-skewed data and % (n) for categorical variables; Missing data: a5, b1, c16, d10, e2; fcalculated in participants with T1D only