Table 3 Comparison of patients according to the vitamin D status (values in ng/ml)
From: Hypovitaminosis D and prevalent asymptomatic vertebral fractures in Moroccan postmenopausal women
|  | Patients with normal vitamin D(25(OH)D ≥ 30)N = 25 | Patients with vitamin D insufficiency(10 ≤ 25(OH)D < 30)N = 60 | Patients with vitamin D deficiency(25(OH)D < 10) N = 92 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years): m(SD) | 58.5 (6.7) | 58.1 (6.9) | 59.4 (9.1) | NS |
Weight (Kgs): m(SD) | 78.7 (16.3) | 71.9 (13.1) | 73.8 (12.8) | NS |
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2): m(SD) | 1.030 (0.16) | 0.956 (0.16) | 0.982 (0.15) | NS |
Total hip BMD (g/cm2): m(SD) | 0.998 (0.18) | 0.854 (0.14) | 0.841 (0.14) | NS |
Lumbar spine T-score: m(SD) | −0.8 (1.4) | −1.5 (1.2) | −1.3 (1.2) | 0.0001 |
Total hip T-score : m(SD) | −0.2 (1.5) | −1.3 (1.1) | −1.4 (1.1) | 0.0001 |
Prevalence of osteoporosis: n(%) | 4 (16.0) | 15 (25.0) | 26 (28.3) | NS |
Prevalence of VFs: n(%) | 5 (20.0) | 36 (60.0) | 53 (57.6) | 0.002 |
Prevalence of grade 2/3 VFs: n(%) | 1 (4.0) | 6 (10.0) | 28 (30.4) | 0.0001 |