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Table 1 Serum 25(OH)D and Urinary arsenic concentration, adjusted for all other variables in the table

From: Association of Diabetes Mellitus with a Combination of Vitamin D Deficiency and Arsenic Exposure in the Korean General Population: Analysis of 2008–2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

Variables

N

Serum 25(OH)D

Urinary arsenic

AM (95% CI)

p-value

GM (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

     

Men

1613

49.84 (48.34-51.34)

*

101.1 (96.42-106.1)

*

Women

1780

42.88 (41.62-44.15)

0.000

128.7 (122.8-134.8)

0.000

Age (years)

     

20-29

630

41.89 (40.12-43.66)

*

69.77 (64.74-75.20)

*

30-39

677

45.20 (43.50-46.90)

0.001

100.6 (94.77-106.9)

0.000

40-49

671

45.86 (44.37-47.36)

0.000

127.1 (119.5-135.2)

0.000

50-59

686

49.30 (47.50-51.10)

0.000

141.0 (132.4-150.1)

0.000

60+

729

48.57 (46.51-50.63)

0.000

155.1 (145.2-165.6)

0.000

Residence location

     

Urban

2616

44.81 (43.67-45.94)

*

114.4 (110.7-118.2)

*

Rural

777

51.30 (48.92-53.69)

0.000

116.9 (106.9-127.7)

0.671

Season

     

Spring

905

44.78 (43.23-46.33)

*

108.3 (101.5-115.5)

*

Summer

788

47.42 (45.57-49.27)

0.017

113.8 (107.5-120.6)

0.222

Fall

534

46.88 (44.99-48.76)

0.055

116.6 (109.0-124.7)

0.126

Winter

1166

45.98 (44.60-47.35)

0.232

120.2 (113.9-126.9)

0.027

Education level

     

Less than high school

1149

45.95 (44.15-47.76)

*

117.8 (110.9-125.2)

*

High school

1023

47.15 (45.72-48.58)

0.264

115.1 (109.1-121.4)

0.568

College and more

1221

45.48 (43.95-47.01)

0.706

112.4 (106.7-118.4)

0.289

Smoking status

     

Never-smoker

1872

46.73 (45.45-48.02)

*

120.0 (114.9-125.3)

*

Past smoker

691

47.13 (45.22-49.03)

0.727

115.5 (108.1-123.4)

0.372

Current smoker

825

44.06 (42.28-45.83)

0.014

103.7 (97.56-110.3)

0.000

Drinking status

     

No drink

905

44.78 (43.23-46.33)

*

108.3 (101.5-115.5)

*

Mild drink

788

47.42 (45.57-49.27)

0.017

113.8 (107.5-120.6)

0.222

Moderate drink

534

46.88 (44.99-48.76)

0.055

116.6 (109.0-124.7)

0.126

Heavy drink

1166

45.98 (44.60-47.35)

0.232

120.2 (113.9-126.9)

0.027

Body Mass Index

     

Lean

153

45.89 (42.93-48.84)

*

108.7 (96.52-122.4)

*

Normal

2162

46.12 (44.98-47.26)

0.876

114.8 (110.7-119.1)

0.382

Obese

1047

46.23 (44.92-47.54)

0.827

116.1 (110.5-122.1)

0.325

Regular exercise

     

Yes

534

48.95 (47.07-50.84)

*

111.4 (104.0-119.4)

*

No

2859

45.62 (44.59-46.65)

0.000

115.6 (111.8-119.5)

0.351

Regular walking

     

Yes

1629

47.14 (45.89-48.40)

*

115.0 (110.6-119.5)

*

No

1764

45.24 (44.06-46.42)

0.006

114.8 (110.3-119.5)

0.952

Seafood consumption

     

Less than once a week

310

47.76 (45.42-50.09)

*

103.5 (93.93-114.0)

*

Once a week

1031

45.47 (44.11-46.83)

0.069

111.0 (105.5-116.9)

0.223

More than once a week

2052

46.26 (45.11-47.41)

0.224

118.7 (114.6-122.9)

0.007

Diabetes

     

Yes

309

44.46 (42.00-46.91)

*

128.9 (117.3-141.8)

*

No

3084

46.30 (45.26-47.35)

0.148

113.7 (110.2-117.2)

0.011

  1. *: reference group; AM, arithmetic mean; GM, geometric mean.