J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 6, December 2014, pages 469-475

Incidence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Coastal South-Eastern US Patient Population With Cardiovascular Disease

Figure

Figure 1. Mean serum 25(OH)D concentration and BMI of population with vitamin D insufficiency categorized by gender and race/ethnicity.

Tables

**Table 1.** Baseline Characteristics
Variable	Total population (n = 204)	Population with 25(OH)D insufficiency (n = 109)	Population without 25(OH)D insufficiency (n = 95)
*Mean ± SD (all such values). †Data expressed as number (%).
Age (years)	63.3 ± 11.9*	61.6 ± 13.1*	65.3 ± 10.1*
Gender
Male	80 (39.2)†	42 (38.5)†	38 (40)†
Female	124 (60.8)	67 (61.5)	57 (60)
Race/ethnicity
White	164 (80.4)	79 (72.5)	85 (89.5)
African American	35 (17.2)	26 (23.9)	9 (9.5)
Other	5 (2.4)	4 (3.7)	1 (1.1)
BMI range
Normal (< 25)	35 (17.2)	15 (13.8)	20 (21.2)
Overweight (≥ 25)	169 (82.8)	94 (86.2)	75 (78.9)
BMI (kg/m²)	29.5 ± 5.4	30.2 ± 5.5	28.8 ± 5.4
Serum 25(OH)D (ng/mL)	28.3 ± 10.9	20.1 ± 6.0	37.8 ± 6.9

**Table 2.** Serum 25(OH)D Deficiency and Insufficiency Level by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Variable	Mean vitamin D serum level	Deficiency (< 20 ng/mL)	Insufficiency (< 30 ng/mL)
*Mean ± SD (all such values). †Data expressed as number (%).
Gender
Male	21.4 ± 5.7*	15 (37.5)†	27 (64.3)†
Female	19.4 ± 5.9	32 (47.8)	35 (52.2)
Race/ethnicity
White	20.5 ± 5.7	34 (43.0)	45 (57.0)
African American	18.3 ± 6.7	13 (50.0)	13 (50.0)
Other	22.2 ± 2.7	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)
Gender & race/ethnicity
White male	21.7 ± 5.8	10 (31.2)	22 (68.8)
White female	19.8 ± 5.7	24 (51.1)	23 (48.9)
African American male	18.5 ± 6.5	5 (55.6)	4 (44.4)
African American female	18.2 ± 7.1	8 (47.1)	9 (52.9)