Table 2 25(OH)D, Calcium, Albumin, and PTH status by S-ECC and caries-free group
From: Vitamin D status of children with severe early childhood caries: a case–control study
Variable | Overall value | Caries status | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-ECC | Caries-Free | |||||
N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | |||
25(OH)D status | ||||||
Mean (nmol/L) † | 75.4 ± 30.2 | 68.9 ± 27.9 | / | 82.9 ± 31.1 | / | <0.001 |
Optimal* (≥ 75 nmol/L) | ||||||
Yes | 125 | 56 (44.8) | 36.1,53.5 | 69 (55.2) | 46.0,64.0 | 0.006 |
No | 136 | 84 (61.8) | 53.6,69.9 | 52 (38.2) | 30.1,46.4 | |
Adequate* (≥ 50 nmol/L) | ||||||
Yes | 218 | 111 (50.9) | 44.3,57.6 | 107 (49.1) | 42.4,55.7 | 0.05 |
No | 43 | 29 (67.4) | 53.4,81.4 | 14 (32.6) | 18.6,46.6 | |
Deficient* (< 35 nmol/L) | ||||||
Yes | 16 | 12 (75.0) | 53.8,96.2 | 4 (25.0) | 3.8,46.2 | 0.12a |
No | 245 | 128 (52.2) | 46.0,58.5 | 117 (47.8) | 41.5,54.0 | |
Calcium status | ||||||
Mean (mmol/L) † | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | / | 2.4 ± 0.1 | / | <0.001 |
Low calcium* | ||||||
Yes | 10 | 10 (100.0) | 100,100 | 0 (0.0) | 0,0 | 0.002a |
No | 248 | 130 (52.4) | 46.2,58.6 | 118 (47.6) | 41.4,53.8 | |
Low calcium (Corrected)* | ||||||
Yes | 6 | 6 (100) | 100,100 | 0 (0.0) | 0,0 | |
No | 252 | 134 (53.2) | 47.0,59.3 | 118 (46.8) | 41.0,53.0 | 0.03a |
PTH status | ||||||
Mean (ng/L) † | 47.3 ± 22.0 | 59.1 ± 21.8 | / | 32.9 ± 10.8 | / | <0.001 |
Elevated PTH* | ||||||
Yes | 92 | 85 (92.4) | 87.0,97.8 | 7 (7.6) | 2.2,13.0 | <0.001 |
No | 162 | 55 (34.0) | 26.7,41.2 | 107 (66.0) | 58.7,73.3 | |
Albumin status | ||||||
Mean (g/L) † | 38.4 ± 3.7 | 36.8 ± 3.1 | / | 40.3 ± 3.5 | / | <0.001 |
Low albumin* | ||||||
Yes | 33 | 26 (78.8) | 64.8,92.7 | 7 (21.2) | 7.3,35.2 | 0.002 |
No | 225 | 114 (50.7) | 44.1,57.2 | 111 (49.3) | 43.0,56.0 | |