Table 4 Mean 25(OH)D levels and proportion of patients with 25(OH)D levels <20 ng/ml according to categorical variables in non vitamin D supplemented patients
Categorial variable | Mean | Standard deviation | P | % with 25(OH)D <20 ng/ml | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease Remission | No | 21.7 | 11.3 | 0.008 | 51.6% | <0.001 |
Yes | 24.2 | 12.1 | 35.4% | |||
DAS28 | <3.1 | 23.1 | 9.9 | 0.008 | 34.1% | <0.001 |
3.1 to 5.1 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 59.3% | |||
>5.1 | 19.4 | 9.2 | 62.0% | |||
Steinbrocker Functional state | 1 | 24.3 | 13.0 | <0.001 | 40.7% | 0.001 |
>1 | 21.1 | 10.4 | 52.0% | |||
Treatment Response | Good | 23.6 | 13.1 | 41.4% | <0.001 | |
Fair | 21.5 | 10.0 | 0.010 | 51.2% | ||
No | 20.4 | 10.4 | 58.8% | |||
Sun exposure time | <10 minutes | 20.7 | 10.3 | 0.008 | 50.5% | 0.049 |
10 to 20 minutes | 21.1 | 9.1 | 52.3% | |||
20 to 30 minutes | 22.3 | 12.1 | 51.4% | |||
>30 minutes | 23.9 | 13.0 | 42.5% |