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 |
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 |  | 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 |