Research Article

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Insulin Resistance in Obese Women with Normal Fasting Glucose

Table 1

Comparison of anthropometric, vitamin D, and vitamin D-related metabolites in obese and control women.

Parameters (units)ObeseControl value

No.264133
Age (years)0.2182
BMI (kg/m2)≤0.001
VD (ng/ml)0.0051
[ (%)]107 (40.5)36 (27.1)0.0292
PTH (pg/ml)0.0034
Ca (mg/dl)0.2065

BMI: body mass index; VD: vitamin D; PTH: parathyroid hormone; Ca: calcium.