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Table 3 25OHD by race/ethnicity

From: Disease-specific definitions of vitamin D deficiency need to be established in autoimmune and non-autoimmune chronic diseases: a retrospective comparison of three chronic diseases

 

African-American

Hispanic

Other

P-value

SLE, n (column %)

46

39

34

 

   <20 ng/ml

27 (59)

26 (67)

15 (44)

 

   ≥20 and <30 ng/ml

16 (35)

9 (23)

11 (32)

0.12

   ≥30 ng/ml

3 (7)

4 (10)

8 (24)

 

   Median 25OHD (IQR), ng/ml

17.7 (10.0, 24.2)

17.1 (11.3, 23.4)

21.4 (12.0, 28.4)

0.34

RA, n (column %)

32

42

20

 

   <20 ng/ml

15 (47)

21 (50)

6 (30)

 

   ≥20 and <30 ng/ml

8 (25)

13 (31)

8 (40)

0.54

   ≥30 ng/ml

9 (28)

8 (19)

6 (30)

 

   Median 25OHD (IQR), ng/ml

21.5 (14.8, 31.1)

24.7 (20.1, 32.4)

25.3 (17.7, 32.8)

0.28

T2DM, n (column %)

1252

1176

1046

 

   <20 ng/ml

837 (67)

697 (59)

620 (59)

 

   ≥20 and <30 ng/ml

249 (20)

308 (26)

280 (27)

<0.0001

   ≥30 ng/ml

166 (13)

171 (15)

146 (14)

 

   Median 25OHD (IQR), ng/ml

15.0 (9.7, 23.1)

17.8 (12.2, 24.7)

17.9 (12.1, 24.3)

0.0001

  1. SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; 25OHD, 25hydroxyvitamin D; IQR, inter-quartile range.