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Table 2 The mean vitamin D level based on the Charlson Comorbidity Index and the individual comorbidities

From: The effect of the comorbidity burden on vitamin D levels in geriatric hip fracture

Variables

n = 796

%

25(OH)D, ng/ml (mean ± SD)

p-value

Age-adjusted CCI

 1–2

62

7.8

20.1 ± 7.2

 

 3–4

377

47.4

20.4 ± 6.9

0.971

 5–6

257

32.3

20.5 ± 7.2

 

  ≥ 7

100

12.6

20.5 ± 9.6

 

DM

 No

596

74.9

20.4 ± 7.1

0.973

 Yes

200

25.1

20.4 ± 8.1

 

DM with end organ damage

 No

790

99.2

20.5 ± 7.4

0.009

 Yes

6

0.8

12.6 ± 5.0

 

Myocardial infarction

 No

771

96.9

20.5 ± 7.3

0.208

 Yes

25

3.1

18.6 ± 9.3

 

Congestive cardiac failure

 No

767

96.4

20.6 ± 7.3

0.015

 Yes

29

3.6

17.1 ± 7.7

 

Cerebrovascular accident

 No

678

85.2

20.3 ± 7.4

0.388

 Yes

118

14.8

21.0 ± 7.3

 

Hemiplegia

 No

768

96.5

20.4 ± 7.3

0.920

 Yes

28

3.5

20.6 ± 8.6

 

Dementia

 No

744

93.5

20.3 ± 7.3

0.010

 Yes

52

6.5

23.0 ± 7.9

 

COPD

 No

778

97.7

20.5 ± 7.4

0.197

 Yes

18

2.3

18.2 ± 7.6

 

Connective tissue disease

 No

100

100.0

20.4 ± 7.4

–

 Yes

0

0.0

–

 

PUD

 No

762

95.7

20.4 ± 7.4

0.710

 Yes

34

4.3

20.9 ± 7.9

 

Chronic kidney disease

 No

717

90.1

20.7 ± 7.2

0.016

 Yes

79

9.9

18.1 ± 8.9

 

Peripheral vascular disease

 No

783

98.4

20.4 ± 7.3

0.605

 Yes

13

1.6

19.4 ± 9.4

 

Cancer

 No

743

93.3

20.2 ± 7.2

0.001

 Yes

53

6.7

23.7 ± 8.8

 

Metastasis

 No

790

99.2

20.4 ± 7.4

0.806

 Yes

6

0.8

21.2 ± 7.5

 

Depression

 No

773

97.1

20.4 ± 7.3

0.751

 Yes

23

2.9

21.1 ± 10.2

 

Warfarin

 No

787

98.9

20.4 ± 7.4

0.837

 Yes

9

1.1

20.9 ± 5.4

 

Mild liver

 No

783

98.4

20.5 ± 7.4

0.188

 Yes

13

1.6

17.8 ± 7.1

 

Severe liver

 No

790

99.2

20.4 ± 7.3

0.717

 Yes

6

0.8

22.8 ± 15.1

 

AIDS

 No

794

99.7

20.4 ± 7.4

0.139

 Yes

2

0.3

28.2 ± 12.5

 
  1. Abbreviations: CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PUD peptic ulcer disease, AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome