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Table 4 Adiposity measures across 25(OH)D cut-offs as: sufficient (> 50 nmol/L), insufficient (30-50 nmol/L) and deficient (< 30 nmol/L)

From: Vitamin D deficiency increases with age and adiposity in Emirati children and adolescents irrespective of type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case control study

NG

Factor

Sufficient (> 50 nmol/L)

Insufficient (30-50 nmol/L)

Deficient(< 30 nmol/L)

p-value

N

46

69

76

 

Fat %

14.7 (10.9, 19.9)

21.6 (14.9, 32.5)

27.4 (20.2, 36.5)

0.0001

Fat Mass

4.5 (3.0, 7.7)

8.3 (4.2, 17.4)

13.8 (8.2, 23.6)

0.0001

BMI Percentile

32.5 (5.0, 63.0)

75.0 (16.0, 95.0)

77.0 (28.0, 95.5)

0.0003

Impedance

650.5 (590.2, 703.5)

619.5 (553.8, 678.6)

578.5 (519.0, 642.0)

0.0101

T1D

 N

38

54

25

 

 Fat %

16.1 (11.9, 26.4)

22.4 (15.1, 29.6)

26.3 (16.6, 31.7)

0.021

 Fat Mass

6.0 (3.3, 11.6)

10.4 (6.0, 15.9)

13.6 (6.6, 18.8)

0.005

 BMI Percentile

41.5 (17.0, 69.0)

71.5 (51.0, 88.0)

76.0 (49.0, 92.0)

0.007

 Impedance

625.1 (583.2, 706.5)

597.0 (533.1, 669.4)

593.1 (544.8, 642.8)

0.027

  1. Comparison was carried out across 25(OH)D categories using Kruskal–Wallis test with Bonferroni adjustment. Total sample is restricted to number of patients undergoing bioelectrical impedance analysis. Median (IQR) are presented. NG normoglycaemic controls, T1D type 1 diabetes