Table 1 Comparison of demographic and cardiometabolic risk factor between the tertiles of response to vitamin D categories
Variables | Â | Response to treatment | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Tertile (n = 193) ≤20.80 ng/mL | 2nd Tertile (n = 212) 20.81–34.58 ng/mL | 3rd Tertile (n = 203) > 34.58 ng/mL | |||
Basal 25(OH) D (ng/mL) | 13.7 ± 12.7 | 7.7 ± 5.7 | 7.37 ± 4. 8 | < 0.001 | |
Age (year) |  | 14.9 ± 1.5 | 14.5 ± 1.5 | 14. 6 ± 1.5 | 0.01 |
Physical activity (MET/h) | 45.8 ± 4.0 | 44.9 ± 2.8 | 45.5 ± 3.8 | 0.07 | |
BMI (kg/m2) |  | 21.4 ± 3.9 | 21.2 ± 4.3 | 20.5 ± 3.7 | 0.11 |
Use of sun protective cream | Yes | 84 (31.8) | 93 (35.2) | 87 (33.0) | 0.98 |
No | 109 (31.7) | 119 (34.6) | 116 (33.7) | ||
Passive smoking exposure | Yes | 125 (31.1) | 139 (34.6) | 138 (34.3) | 0.78 |
No | 68 (33.0) | 73 (35.4) | 65 (31.6) | ||
Heart rate |  | 83.5 ± 13.4 | 82.5 ± 12. 7 | 83.7 ± 12.9 | 0.60 |
SBP (mm Hg) |  | 96.9 ± 14.7 | 96.7 ± 15.8 | 95.7 ± 13.5 | 0.65 |
DBP (mm Hg) |  | 62.9 ± 14.8 | 61.2 ± 13.5 | 63.1 ± 11.4 | 0.14 |
NC (cm) |  | 31.1 ± 2.4 | 31.40 ± 2.3 | 30.9 ± 2.1 | 0.10 |
WHR |  | 0.76 ± 0.06 | 0.78 ± 0.06 | 0.76 ± 0.06 | 0.005 |
Wrist circumference (cm) |  | 15.1 ± 1.16 | 15.2 ± 1.05 | 15.1 ± 1.01 | 0.31 |
HC (cm) |  | 92.4 ± 8.70 | 91.1 ± 9.14 | 90.8 ± 8.7 | 0.15 |
WC (cm) |  | 70.5 ± 8.58 | 70.7 ± 9.02 | 68.9 ± 8.3 | 0.04 |