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Table 1 Linear regression analyses of serum 25(OH) D and patient and disease features stratified by sex

From: Sex disparities in vitamin D status and the impact on systemic inflammation and survival in rectal cancer

 

Women

Men

n

RC (95% CI)

p

n

RC (95% CI)

p

Age

46

−0.2 (−1.0, 0.6)

0.56

83

0.2 (−0.3, 0.7)

0.46

Season of inclusion

 Winter

10

Reference

 

19

Reference

 

 Spring

11

−2.2 (− 25.7, 21.3)

0.85

21

5.8 (−9.1, 20.8)

0.44

 Summer

8

−1.9 (−27.4, 23.6)

0.88

21

18.4 (3.4, 33.3)

0.017

 Fall

17

5.5 (−16.0, 26.9)

0.61

22

12.5 (−2.3, 27.3)

0.097

T stage

 2

11

Reference

 

14

Reference

 

 3

23

−8.6 (−27.8, 10.6)

0.37

40

−6.8 (−20.9, 7.3)

0.34

 4

12

−14.9 (−36.8, 6.9)

0.18

29

−23.1 (−37.9, −8.3)

0.003

N stage

 0

21

Reference

 

37

Reference

 

 1

17

−23.5 (−39.2, 7.9)

0.004

27

3.2 (−9.1, 15.5)

0.61

 2

8

−22.4 (−42.3, 2.5)

0.028

19

−4.6 (−18.3, 9.1)

0.50

M stage

 0

34

Reference

 

68

Reference

 

 1

12

−12.7 (−30.1, 4.6)

0.15

15

−6.9 (−20.6, 6.9)

0.32

ACR stage

 I

11

Reference

 

12

Reference

 

 II

11

−4.5 (−26.1, 17.0)

0.67

27

−14.3 (−30.9, 2.4)

0.091

 III

12

−20.0 (−41.1, 1.1)

0.063

29

−13.5 (−30.0, 2.9)

0.11

 IV

12

−21.2 (−42.3, −0.1)

0.049

15

−18.3 (−36.9, 0.3)

0.053

  1. 25(OH) D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, ACR American College of Radiology, CI confidence interval, M metastasis, N node, RC regression coefficient, T tumor