Research Article
Association of Differing Qatari Genotypes with Vitamin D Metabolites
Table 3
Vitamin D levels between diabetes (n = 220) and controls (n = 178).
| | Control | Diabetes | value | Median (range) | Median (range) |
| Age (years) | 46.1 (10.8) | 55.2 (9.9) | <0.001 | BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 (34.8) | 32.4 (44.0) | <0.001 | HbA1c (%) | 5.6 (4.6) | 7.9 (11.2) | <0.001 | Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 (14.6) | 8.6 (26.7) | <0.001 | Total 1,25(OH)2D (ng/ml) | 0.04 (2.08) | 0.02 (0.19) | <0.001 | Total 25(OH)D (ng/ml) | 19.6 (59.3) | 26.5 (17.8) | <0.001 | Total 24,25(OH)2D (ng/ml) | 0.387 (4.49) | 0.290 (7.77) | <0.001 | Total 3epi-25(OH)D (ng/ml) | 0.387 (4.49) | 0.290 (7.77) | 0.005 |
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BMI = body mass index; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin A1c; 1,25(OH)2D = 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; 25(OH)D = 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 24,25(OH)2D = 24, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D; 3epi-25(OH)D = 25-hydroxy-3epi-vitamin D (3epi-25(OH)D).
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