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Table 3 Correlation coefficients between serum 25(OH)D levels and lipid profiles for included studies

From: Association between vitamin D deficiency and lipid profiles in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

No

Study

Population

n

correlation coefficient

Triglycerides

Total cholesterol

LDL

HDL

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

1

Yildizhan 2009 [28]

obese and women with PCOS

57

Pearson’s correlation

-0.990

0.01

-0.207

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2

Bellia 2013 [30]

severe obese subjects

147

a multivariate regression analysis (95% CI)

0.0023 (-0010 to 0.0099)

0.543

-0.0013 (-0.0044 to 0.0014)

0.473

NA

NA

0.0005 (-0.001 to 0.0015)

0.642

3

Boonchaya-anant 2014 [32]

Extremely Obese Individuals

191

Pearson’s correlation

-0.004

0.959

0.043

0.579

0.036

0.644

0.085

0.271

4

Kozakowski 2014 [34]

women with polycystic ovary syndrome presenting abdominal and gynoidal type of obesity

26

Pearson’s correlation

abdominal: -0.97; gynoidal:-0.19

abdominal: p < 0.01; gynoidal:p > 0.05

abdominal: -0.4; gynoidal:-0.21

p > 0.05

abdominal: -0.42; gynoidal:-0.42

p > 0.05

abdominal: 0.65; gynoidal:0.33

p > 0.05

5

Amena Sadiya 2014 [33]

persons with obesity and type 2 Diabetes

309

Pearson’s correlation

-0.15

0.01

-0.16

p < 0.01

-0.16

p < 0.01

0.12

p = 0.03

6

Lu 2015 [37]

Chinese Postmenopausal Women with visceral obesity

226

partial correlation analysis

-0.127

0.007

-0.082

0.082

0.02

0.675

0.02

0.675

7

Mousa 2017 [39]

overweight/obese but otherwise healthy cohort

111

Pearson’s correlation

-0.07

0.5

-0.09

0.3

-0.13

0.2

0.05

0.6

8

Ong 2018 [41]

Overweight and Obese Singaporeans Seeking Weight Management Including Bariatric Surgery

111

Pearson’s correlation

-0.14

p > 0.05

0.06

p > 0.05

0.05

p > 0.05

0.177

p > 0.05

9

Curvello-Silva 2020 [42]

obese patients

299

Pearson’s correlation

-0.022

0.778

-0.157

0.047

-0.164

0.038

-0.023

0.769

10

Lara A da C. Dominoni 2022 [21]

adults with obesity

52

A regression coefficient (ß, 95% CI)

–0.794 CI:–3.19 to 1.60

0.508

–0.477 CI: –1.92 to 0.97

0.511

–0.251 CI:–1.53 to 1.03

0.696

–0.144 CI:–0.76 to 0.48

0.644

11

Salah Gariballa 2022 [20]

obese subject

277

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

0.001 (-0.011 to 0.014)

0.864

NA

NA

-0.006 (-0.015 to 0.004)

0.241

0.001 (-0.003 to 0.005)

0.564

12

Tong Gong 2022 [44]

overweight/obese patients with type 2 diabetes

446

Pearson’s correlation

-0.322

p < 0.001

-0.129

0.029

0.01

0.871

0.165

0.005

  1. Data are given as Pearson’s correlation (r = correlation coefficient)
  2. ND Not Determined, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol