Research Article

Impact of the Glycemic Control and Duration of Type 2 Diabetes on Vitamin D Level and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Table 1

Relevant medical and dietary variables among normal and newly diagnosed-controlled patients with T2D and their analysis by using chi-square test.

Variables% within variablePearson chi-square
NormalNew & controlled value

Gender0.330.564
 Male45.055.0
 Female53.346.7
Employee16.090.001
 No6.793.3
 Yes68.631.4
Family history of hypertension9.520.002
 No0.0100.0
 Yes59.540.5
Family history of CVD9.520.002
 No58.141.9
 Yes0.0100.0
Family history of diabetes6.8180.009
 No0.0100.0
 Yes56.843.2
Past history of high blood pressure6.810.009
 No56.843.2
 Yes0.0100.0
Smoking status5.550.062
 No55.644.4
 Yes0.0100.0
 Passive0.0100.0
Physical activity5.550.018
 No27.872.2
 Yes62.537.5
Bone symptoms12.500.001
 No62.537.5
 Yes0.0100.0
Exposure sun23.520.001
 Weekly73.526.5
 Daily0.0100.0
Time of exposure24.240.001
 No0.0100.0
 Sunrise83.316.7
 At noon0.0100.0
 Afternoon0.0100.0
Nature of work1.020.312
 Inside51.049.0
 Outside0.0100.0
Egg1.230.538
 No0.0100.0
 Daily42.957.1
 Weekly52.447.6
 Monthly
Milk3.330.189
 No0.0100.0
 Daily42.157.9
 Weekly58.641.4
 Monthly
Fish oil5.390.067
 No0.0100.0
 Daily
 Weekly41.758.3
 Monthly58.841.2
Lifetime ASCVD risk8.140.004
 No100.00.0
 Yes41.958.1
Framingham39.280.001
 No89.310.7
 Yes0.0100.0