Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Association between vitamin D insufficiency and tuberculosis in a vietnamese population
Variable | Controls | Tuberculosis | MD (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N | 106 | 53 | Â | Â |
Age (yr) | 49(20) | 50(20) | -0.7(-7.4, 5.9) | 0.831 |
Height (cm) | 153(6) | 154(4) | -1.4(-3.1, 0.4) | 0.118 |
Weight (kg) | 51(7) | 43(6) | 7.7(5.4, 10.0) | < .001 |
Log[25(OH)D, ng/mL] | 3.39(0.18) | 3.40(0.24) | -0.01(-0.08, 0.05) | 0.706 |
Log[PTH, pg/mL] | 3.47(0.39) | 3.40(0.65) | 0.07(-0.10, 0.23) | 0.430 |
Serum calcium | 2.35(0.26) | 2.11(0.38) | 0.24(0.14, 0.35) | < .001 |
Use of corticosteroid (n; %) | 14(13.21) | 6(11.32) | Â | 0.735 |
Use of alcohol (n; %) | 0 | 4(7.55) | Â | 0.011 |
Ever smoking (n; %) | 1(0.94) | 1(1.89) | Â | 1.000 |
Men | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N | 113 | 113 | Â | Â |
Age (yr) | 49(16) | 50(20) | -0.1(-4.2, 4.0) | 0.949 |
Height (cm) | 163(6) | 154(4) | -2.1(-3.6, -0.5) | 0.009 |
Weight (kg) | 61(10) | 43(6) | 13.1(10.7, 15.5) | < .001 |
Log[25(OH)D, ng/mL] | 3.60(0.26) | 3.49(0.24) | 0.10(0.04, 0.17) | 0.003 |
Log[PTH, pg/mL] | 3.38(0.38) | 3.40(0.65) | 0.23(0.11, 0.35) | < 0.001 |
Serum calcium | 2.34(0.30) | 2.11(0.38) | 0.28(0.19, 0.36) | < .001 |
Use of corticosteroid (n; %) | 7(6.19) | 9(8.04) | Â | 0.591 |
Use of alcohol (n; %) | 67(59.29) | 72(64.29) | Â | 0.441 |
Ever smoking (n; %) | 69(61.06) | 87(77.68) | Â | 0.007 |