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Table 4 Correlation between serum vitamin D levels and clinic-laboratory parameters in diabetic children

From: Vitamin D status in diabetic Egyptian children and adolescents: a case–control study

Vitamin D vs.

r

P value

Age (years)

0.213

> 0.05

Gender

0.168

> 0.05

BMI (kg/m 2 )

-0.643

<0.01

Serum Ca (mg/dL)

0.285

> 0.05

Serum Po4 (mg/dL)

-0.196

> 0.05

Serum Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)

-0.113

> 0.05

Fasting blood Glucose (mg/dL)

-0.186

> 0.05

HbA1c (%)

-0.175

> 0.05

HOMA-IR

-0.209

> 0.05

Disease duration (months)

0.544

<0.01

  1. BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model for assessment of insulin resistance.
  2. (Pearson’s Correlation analysis).
  3. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.