Research Article
Associations of Serum Nitric Oxide with Vitamin D and Other Metabolic Factors in Apparently Healthy Adolescents
Table 4
Association between nitric oxide with other parameters according to vitamin D status.
| | Parameter | Deficient | Insufficient | Sufficient |
| | N | 186 (25.1) | 418 (56.5) | 136 (18.4) |
| | Age (years) | 0.03 | -0.003 | 0.08 |
| | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | -0.01 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| | Waist circumference (cm) | 0.05 | -0.04 | 0.10 |
| Hip circumference (cm)
| 0.05 | 0.17∗∗ | 0.05 |
| | WHR | -0.003 | -0.26∗∗ | 0.14 |
| | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 0.11 | 0.11∗∗ | 0.08 |
| | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 0.13 | 0.10 | -0.12 |
| | Glucose (mmol/l) | -0.03 | -0.08 | -0.05 |
| | Triglycerides (mmol/l)# | 0.20∗ | 0.32∗∗ | 0.24∗ |
| | Total Cholesterol (mmol/l) | -0.36∗∗ | -0.34∗∗ | -0.26∗∗ |
| | HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) | -0.39∗∗ | -0.41∗∗ | -0.22∗∗ |
| | LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) | -0.19∗ | -0.18∗∗ | -0.29∗∗ |
| | LDL/HDL ratio | 0.21∗ | 0.11 | -0.09 |
| | 25(OH)D (nmol/l)# | 0.06 | -0.04 | -0.04 |
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Note: data is presented as coefficient (R); # denotes log transform; ∗ denotes significance at 0.05 level; ∗∗ denotes significance at 0.01 level.
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