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Table 4 Comparison between low and high vitamin D groups

From: Relationship between vitamin D and coronary artery disease in Egyptian patients

 

Low vitamin D

High vitamin D

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value *

(< 30 ng/mL)

(≥ 30 ng/mL)

(n = 180)

(n = 139)

CAD (%)

 

153 (85)

35 (25.2)

 < 0.001

16.8 (9.6–29.5)

 < 0.001

Male (%)

 

141 (78.3)

94 (67.6)

0.04

1.73 (1.05–2.86)

0.032

Age (years)

 

55 (50–60)

52 (46–58)

0.006

  

Diabetes mellitus (%)

 

69 (38.3)

34 (24.5)

0.011

1.92 (1.2–3.1)

0.009

Hypertension (%)

 

82 (45.6)

65 (46.8)

0.91

0.95 (0.6–1.5)

0.83

Smoking (%)

 

62 (34.4)

21 (15.1)

 < 0.001

2.95 (1.7–5.2)

 < 0.001

Dyslipidaemia (%)

 

140 (77.8)

51 (36.7)

 < 0.001

6.04 (3.7–9.9)

 < 0.001

Family history (%)

 

0

1 (0.7)

0.44

  

Renal impairment (%)

 

11 (6.1)

2 (1.4)

0.05

4.5 (0.97–20.5)

0.054

EF (%)

 

50 (42.8–55)

55 (55–60)

 < 0.001

  

Clinical diagnosis (%)

 < 0.001

 

All population

ACS

103 (57.3)

28 (20.1)

 

2.84 (1.99–4.05)

 < 0.001

 

Non-ACS

77 (42.8)

111 (79.9)

   

CAD patients

ACS

103 (78.6) **

28 (21.4)

0.16

1.94 (0.79–4.75)

0.16

 

Non-ACS

50 (87.7) **

7 (12.3)

   

lipid profile (mg/dL)

      
 

TC

267 (200–310)

180 (160–200)

 < 0.001

  
 

TG

200 (130–250)

133 (119–160)

 < 0.001

  
 

HDL-C

42 (38–50)

52 (47–60)

 < 0.001

  
 

LDL-C

174 (125.8–225.3)

100 (80–116)

 < 0.001

  

Number of diseased coronary vessels

 < 0.001

 
 

 > 1

109 (60.6)

19 (13.7)

 

4.43 (2.87–6.84)

 < 0.001

 

 ≤ 1

71 (39.4)

120 (86.3)

   

Diseased coronary vessel (%)

0.085

  
 

LAD

85 (47.2)

22 (15.8)

   
 

RCA

39 (21.7)

4 (2.9)

   
 

LCX

26 (14.4)

6 (4.3)

   
 

LMT

3 (1.7)

3 (2.2)

   
  1. Data are expressed median (IQR); frequency (%)
  2. ACS Acute coronary syndrome (acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris), CAD Coronary artery disease, CI Confidence interval, EF Left ventricle ejection fraction, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LAD Left anterior descending artery, LCX Left circumflex artery, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LMT Left main trunk, OMI Old myocardial infarction, OR Odds ratio, RCA Right coronary artery, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglycerides
  3. *Significance of OR
  4. **p < 0.001 (versus controls)
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