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Table 2 Associations between vitamin D status and clinical and therapeutic characteristics (univariate analysis) – only associated factors with a p value < 0.20 are shown in this table

From: Severe hypovitaminosis D correlates with increased inflammatory markers in HIV infected patients

  

All patients

Severe 25-(OH) vitamin D3 deficiency (<10ng/ml)

Moderate 25-(OH) vitamin D3 deficiency (10–30 ng/ml)

25-(OH) Vitamin D3 >30 ng/ml

p value

  

N = 263

N = 95 (36%)

N = 135 (51%)

N = 33 (13%)

 

Sex

M, n (%)

188 (72%)

75 (79%)

89 (66%)

24 (69%)

0.10

 

F, n (%)

75 (28%)

20 (21%)

46 (34%)

9 (31%)

 

Age (years) mean +/− SD

48 +/− 10

49 +/−9

46 +/−10

51 +/−12

0.03

Ethnicity

non-African origin, n (%)

230 (87%)

87 (92%)

112 (83%)

31 (94%)

0.07

 

African origin, n (%)

33 (13%)

8 (8%)

23 (17%)

2 (6%)

 

Past history of falls, n (%)

120 (46%)

53 (57%)

55 (41%)

12 (36%)

0.03

Co-infections

Positive HBs antigenemia

14 (5.3%)

8 (8%)

6 (4%)

0 (0%)

0.14

 

Positive HCV serology, n (%)

57 (22%)

33 (35%)

18 (14%)

6 (18%)

0.12

Past smokers, n (%)

52 (20%)

20 (21%)

25 (19%)

7 (21%)

0.003

Active smokers, n (%)

120 (46%)

55 (59%)

50 (37%)

14 (45%)

0.003

Sun exposure (min),mean +/− SD

106 +/− 114

93 +/− 108

102 +/− 111

157 +/− 132

0.02

Length of HIV infection (yrs), mean +/−SD

13 +/− 8

16 +/−8

12 +/−7

12 +/−8

0.0008

NRTI exposure (months), mean +/− SD

95 +/− 71

108 +/−70

89 +/−69

84 +/−73

0.08

Lipodystrophy, n (%)

65 (25%)

29 (31%)

31 (23%)

5 (15%)

0.005

Karnofsky’s Index (%), mean +/− SD

92 +/− 14

89 +/−17

92 +/−17

97+/−7

0.008

  1. M: male, F: female, NRTI: nucleoside reverse transciptase inhibitor, HBV: hepatitis B infection, HCV: hepatitis C infection.