Table 2 Analysis of correlations between 25(OH)D2 and 25(OH)D3 levels and lymphocyte subsets in elderly patients with age-related illness.

From: Vitamin D levels correlate with lymphocyte subsets in elderly patients with age-related diseases

Patient group

Immune marker

25(OH)D3

25(OH)D2

Total 25(OH)D

r

P

r

P

r

P

CRVD (N = 2,775)

CD8

−0.04

0.03

−0.00

0.98

−0.04

0.04

 

CD19

0.04

0.04

−0.04

0.05

0.02

0.25

CAD (N = 2,174)

CD8

−0.05

0.03

0.13

<0.001

0.03

0.14

 

CD4

0.02

0.25

−0.07

0.001

−0.02

0.42

 

CD19

0.00

0.97

−0.09

<0.001

−0.05

0.03

 

CD4/CD8

0.03

0.16

−0.04

0.045

0.003

0.87

T2DM (N = 1,512)

CD8

−0.13

<0.001

−0.02

0.52

−0.13

<0.001

 

CD3

−0.09

0.001

−0.002

0.95

−0.09

0.001

 

CD19

0.08

0.002

−0.01

0.75

0.08

0.003

 

CD4/CD8

0.06

0.01

0.01

0.66

0.07

0.01

Hypertension (N = 1,292)

CD8

−0.07

0.01

0.02

0.47

−0.06

0.03

 

CD3

−0.08

0.01

0.01

0.61

−0.07

0.01

 

CD19

0.12

<0.001

−0.04

0.17

0.11

0.001

 

CD4/CD8

0.06

0.02

−0.00

0.95

0.06

0.03

Kidney disease (N = 141)

CD3

0.17

0.049

0.12

0.20

 

CD4/CD8

0.18

0.03

0.15

0.08

Digestive disease (N = 143)

CD4

−0.29

0.001

−0.13

0.11

 

CD8

0.27

0.001

0.16

0.06

Osteoporosis/fracture (N = 127)

CD8

−0.19

0.03

−0.18

0.043

  1. Note: CD 56 was not included in the table due to missing significant correlations with 25(OH)D2 or 25(OH)D3 or total 25 (OH)D; CAD, coronary disease; CRVD, cerebrovascular disease; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; 25(OH)D2, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2; 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin.