Table 2 Distribution of vitamin D serum level across age groups and blood sugar level
From: Vitamin D status and its correlates in Saudi male population
variables | Deficient vitamin D serum level < 75 nmol/L | Sufficient Vitamin D serum level 75-250 nmol/l | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Mean + SD | F | P value | Mean + SD | F | P value |
Age groups | ||||||
 30–40 years | 36.91 + 16.4 |  |  | 99.1 ± 25.8 |  |  |
 41–50 years | 38.38 ± 16.4 |  |  | 103.2 ± 28 |  |  |
 51–60 years | 40.51 ± 17.4 |  |  | 97.50 ± 18.8 |  |  |
  > 60 years | 41.04 ± 18.8 | 3.5 | 0.01 | 104.72 ± 26 | 2.2 | 0.08 |
Blood sugar | ||||||
 Not diabetic | 41.3+  18 |  |  | 101.9 ± 27.4 |  |  |
 Pre diabetic | 39.1 ± 17 | 1.9 | 0.15 | 101.5 ± 21.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
 Diabetic | 39.1 ± 17.5 |  |  | 97.6 ± 22.5 |  |  |
Cholesterol level | ||||||
 Normal level | 40.1 + 17.6 | 0.24 | 0.8 | 101.4 + 25.1 | 1.39 | 0.23 |
 Hypercholesterolemia | 39.6 + 17.1 |  |  | 96.7 + 17.9 |  |  |