Table 4 Vitamin D blood levels according to demographic, laboratory, clinical and sun exposure variables.

From: High frequency of deficient consumption and low blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in HIV-1-infected adults from São Paulo city, Brazil

Vitamin D

 

Insuficient

Normal

P value

Age (years)

 ≤50

64

84.21

12

15.8

0.06

 >50

19

86.4

3

13.6

T CD4 cells count

 ≤350

12

85.7

2

14.3

0.9

 >350

71

84.5

13

15.5

HIV plasma viral load

 <50 copies/mL

59

86.8

9

13.2

0.4

 Detectable

24

80

6

20

Use of HAART

 No

17

81

4

19

0.6

 Yes

66

86

11

15

Cardiovascular risk

 Low

14

87.5

2

12.5

0.6

 Moderate

27

90

3

10

 High

16

76

5

23.4

 Very high

26

84

5

16

BMI

 Low

1

1.2

0

**

0.4

 Normal

35

42

9

60

 Overweight

31

37

5

33

 Obese

16

19

1

7

Smoking habits

 No smoker

59

83

12

17

0.5

 Smoker

24

89

3

11

Alcohol

 Yes

19

79

5

20.8

0.4

 No

64

86.5

10

13.5

Sun exposure

 Yes

36

75

12

25

0.009

 No

47

94

3

6

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