Research Article

Association of Differing Qatari Genotypes with Vitamin D Metabolites

Table 2

Demographic data, genotype (Q1, Q2, Q3, and admixed), and vitamin D metabolites in 398 Qatari subjects.

Q1Q2Q3Admixed value
Median (IQR)Median (IQR)Median (IQR)Median (IQR)

Gender N (%)
 Male85 (51.8)98 (65.8)12 (38.7)31 (57.4)
 Female79 (48.2)51 (34.2)19 (61.3)23 (42.6)

Age, mean (SD)49.5(11.1)49.7 (10.0)51.8 (9.6)49.6 (11.2)0.74

BMI31.78 (28.62–36.30)31.23 (27.69–35.35)31.63 (29.39–36.12)31.28 (28.49–36.61)0.57

Diabetes, N (%)
 No65 (39.6)75 (50.3)12 (38.7)26 (48.1)0.23
 Yes99 (60.4)74 (49.7)19 (61.3)28 (51.9)0.11

Hypertension N (%)
 No87 (53.0)86 (57.7)9 (29.0)30 (55.6)0.04
 Yes77 (47.0)63 (42.3)22 (71.0)54 (44.4)0.04

HBA1C (%)7.10 (5.95–8.55)6.65 (5.70–8.60)7.70 (6.43–8.98)6.70 (5.80–8.95)0.53

Glucose (mmol/l)6.85 (5.28–9.30)6.10 (5.00–9.00)6.05 (5.15–9.55)5.50 (4.90–8.60)0.10

Total 25(OH)D (ng/ml), median (IQR)22.76 (15.16–34.32)20.77 (14.61–31.09)22.27 (13.03–30.16)22.98 (13.65–34.23)0.39

Total 1,25(OH)2D (ng/ml), median (IQR)0.034 (0.018–0.053)0.042 (0.022–0.065)0.038 (0.011–0.054)0.025 (0.015–0.048)0.04

Total 3epi-25(OH)D (ng/ml), median (IQR)0.33 (00.20–0.79)0.55 (0.0.22–0.90)0.40 (0.14–1.16)0.36 (0.21–0.55)0.10

Total 24,25(OH)2D (ng/ml), median (IQR)0.36 (0.22–0.62)0.34 (0.19–0.63)0.30 (0.18–0.42)0.25 (0.19–0.44)<0.05

HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin A1c; 25(OH)D = 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 1,25(OH)2D = 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; 3epi-25(OH)D = 25-hydroxy-3epi-vitamin D (3epi-25(OH)D); 24,25(OH)2D = 24, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D.