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Table 3 Comparison of crude and adjusted risks of age, gender and metabolic factors with Vitamin D Insufficiency

From: High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome among Malay adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

Vitamin D Insufficiency

 
 

Crude OR (95% CI)

P

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P

Age

0.92 (0.88, 0.96)

< 0.001

0.93 (0.88, 0.98)*

0.007

Female

9.52 (5.76, 15.74)

< 0.001

8.68 (5.08, 14.83)*

< 0.001

Overall obesity (BMI)

1.94 (1.10, 3.41)

0.021

-

 

Abdominal obesity

2.81 (1.80, 4.39)

< 0.001

2.57 (1.51, 4.39)*

0.001

High systolic blood pressure

0.86 (1.56, 1.32)

0.494

-

 

High diastolic blood pressure

1.35 (0.86, 2.14)

0.195

1.53 (0.87, 2.69)*

0.137

Hyperglycaemia

1.05 (0.64, 1.71)

0.853

-

 

Hypertriglyceridemia

0.88 (0.57, 1.38)

0.588

-

 

Low HDL-cholesterol

1.97 (1.18, 3.31)

0.010

1.03 (0.58, 1.91)*

0.923

Metabolic syndrome

1.29 (0.82,2.02)

0.271

1.73 (1.02, 2.92)**

0.044

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, abdominal obesity, diastolic blood pressure, Low HDL-cholesterol
  2. ** Adjusted for age and sex
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