Research Article

Improvement in Neuropathy Specific Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes after Vitamin D Supplementation

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Baseline characteristicsTotal

n143
Age (years)52.3 ± 11.50
Male gender, n (%)59 (41%)
Type 17 (4.9%)
Type 2136 (95.1%)
Duration of diabetes (years)12.1 ± 7.60
Body mass index (kg/m2)29.7 ± 5.8
Systolic BP (mm/Hg)126 ± 16
Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)80 ± 9
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)0.98 ± 0.30
Calcium (mg/dl)8.7 ± 0.6
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl)169 ± 41
Triglyceride (mg/dl)134 ± 80
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)39 ± 10
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)106 ± 34
HbA1c (%)8.6 ± 1.5
HbA1c (mmol/mol)70.2 ± 16.4
25(OH)D (ng/ml)31.7 ± 23.2
Deficient (<20 ng/ml)58 (40.6%)
Insufficient (20–30 ng/ml)24 (16.8%)
Sufficient (>30 ng/ml)61 (42.7%)

Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD.