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Table 4 Difference in continuous variables between patients aggregated by glucose homeostasis

From: Altered glucose metabolism rather than naive type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is related to vitamin D status in severe obesity

 

NPG + NGT

IFG + IGT + T2DM

P

(N = 198)

(N = 326)

Age (years)

45.0 [33.0- 58.2]

55.0 [44.0-62.7]

0.001

BMI (kg/m 2 )

46.3 [43.3-50.0]

46.7 [43.0-51.1]

0.91

WHR

0.91 [0.86-1.00]

0.97 [0.90-1.04]

0.13

Fat mass (%)

51.0 [47.9-54.8]

48.3 [42.2-54.0]

0.18

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

0.6 [0.4-1.1]

0.6 [0.3-1.1]

0.56

25(OH)D 3 (ng/ml)

11.0 [9.0-17.6]

9.9 [9.0-15.0]

0.23

PTH (pg/ml)

62.6 [45.9-85.0]

67.7 [50.2-96.1]

0.22

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

3.7 [3.4-4.0]

3.6 [3.2-4.0]

0.95

Calcium (mg/dl)

9.1 [8.8-9.4]

9.1 [8.8-9.4]

0.80

  1. Data are presented as median values and interquartile ranges. For comparative analysis, significance is calculated by ANOVA for age and BMI, and by analysis of covariance for all other variables using age, BMI and gender as covariates. For abbreviations: NPG, Normal Plasma Glucose; NGT, Normal Glucose Tolerance; IFG, Impaired Fasting Glucose; IGT, Impaired Glucose Tolerance; T2DM, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; BMI, Body Mass Index; WHR, Waist-to-Hip Ratio; 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D; PTH, Parathyroid Hormone; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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