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Table 8 Multiple regression model for the determinants of VDBP levels

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

Dependent variable

Independent variable

B value

p value

VDBP concentration (mg/mL)

Patient/Control a

0.044

0.028

Autumnb

0.112

< 0.001

 

Sexc

0.041

0.043

 

rs7041 genotyped

0.016

0.646

 

rs4588 genotypee

0.037

0.185

 

Age (years)

-0.001

0.362

 

BMI (kg/m2)

-0.001

0.491

  1. Variable coding:  apatient = 1 and control = 0; bautumn = 1 and not autumn = 0; cfemale = 1 and male = 0; dTT = 1 and not TT = 0; eCC = 1 and not CC = 0; for full model p < 0.001 (n = 296), R2 = 0.135