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Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of participants in the two groups

From: The relationship between vitamin D and insulin resistance before delivery in advanced maternal age

Characteristics

Vitamin D deficiency (n = 40)

Vitamin D Non-deficiency (n = 40)

P-value

Gestational weeks (week)

39(38.25–39.75)

39(38–39)

0.237

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.50(4.20–4.97)

4.35(4.06–4.75)

0.142

Fasting insulin (mIU/mL)

14.70(8.76–34.65)

10.89(7.15–16.12)

0.031*

HOMA-IR

1.78(1.07–4.14)

1.30(0.83–1.89)

0.024*

HOMA-β

1.72(1.36–2.40)

1.61(1.22–1.98)

0.172

HOMA-s%

0.56(0.24–0.94)

0.77(0.53–1.20)

0.024*

TG (mmol/L)

3.81(3.11–5.44)

3.80(2.92–4.99)

0.690

TC (mmol/L)

6.40 ± 1.27

6.20 ± 1.08

0.452

LDL-c (mmol/L)

3.21 ± 0.93

3.07 ± 0.72

0.551

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.96 ± 0.33

2.01 ± 0.38

0.442

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

15.95(14.15–17.30)

27.08(22.73–32.01)

< 0.001*

  1. Data are presented as n (%), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) as appropriate
  2. Abbreviations: HOMA-IR HOMA-insulin resistance, HOMA-β HOMA beta-cell function, HOMA-s% HOMA-insulin sensitivity, TG Triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, LDL-c Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-c High density lipoprotein-cholesterol