Research Article

The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data

Table 1

Basic characteristics across different vitamin D groups in 35,528 Chinese adult hospitalized patients.

ParameterGroupSerum level of 25(OH)D (ng/mL)P value
<12 (n = 9,955)12–20 (n = 14,394)≥20 (n = 11,179)

Age (year)N/A56.2 ± 17.657.2 ± 16.059.0 ± 15.2<0.001
Sex, n (%)Men5,339 (53.6)8,382 (58.2)7,450 (66.6)<0.001
Women4,616 (46.4)6,012 (41.8)3,729 (33.4)
Hospital n (%)Ren Ji9,205 (92.5)13,001 (90.3)10,172 (91.0)<0.001
Xin Hua750 (7.5)1,393 (9.7)1,007 (9.0)
Season n (%)Spring2,976 (29.9)3,322 (23.1)1,818 (16.3)<0.001
Summer2,417 (24.3)4,504 (31.3)3,886 (34.8)
Autumn2,295 (23.1)4,309 (29.9)4,281 (38.3)
Winter2,267 (22.8)2,259 (15.7)1,194 (10.7)
BMI (kg/m2)N/A24.0 ± 4.023.4 ± 3.622.9 ± 3.3<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)N/A5.9 ± 2.56.0 ± 2.45.9 ± 2.30.003
TC (mmol/L)N/A4.7 ± 1.84.5 ± 1.24.4 ± 1.1<0.001
TG (mmol/L)N/A1.39 (0.97, 2.07)1.37 (0.97, 1.98)1.37 (0.97, 1.97)0.02
Albumin (g/L)N/A36.9 ± 7.340.8 ± 4.941.9 ± 4.5<0.001
Prealbumin (mg/L)N/A222.6 ± 73.8238.1 ± 62.3247.6 ± 59.7<0.001
ALT (U/L)N/A16 (11, 25)17 (12, 26)18 (13, 26)<0.001
AST (U/L)N/A19 (14, 25.6)19 (15, 25)19 (16, 25)<0.001
AKP (U/L)N/A75 (60, 93)74 (61, 90)74 (61, 90)0.001
GGT (IU/L)N/A22 (15, 27)22 (15, 36)23 (16, 36)0.002
TBIL (mmol/L)N/A8.5 (5.9, 12.2)9.7 (7.1, 13.2)10.1 (7.5, 13.7)<0.001
DBIL (mmol/L)N/A2.7 (1.8, 4.0)3.1 (2.2, 4.2)3.2 (2.3, 4.4)<0.001
eGFR-EPI (mL/min/1.73 m2)N/A92.7 (55.1, 110.6)97.8 (79.2, 111.5)96.4 (78.5, 109.4)<0.001
CRP (mg/L)N/A1.3 (0.5, 6.6)1.0 (0.5, 3.3)0.8 (0.5, 2.6)<0.001
WBC (109/L)N/A6.2 (5.0, 7.8)6.0 (4.9, 7.4)6.0 (4.9, 7.2)<0.001
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)N/A2.2 (1.7, 2.7)2.2 (1.5, 2.7)2.2 (1.6, 2.7)<0.001
CCI (point)N/A1.0 (0.0, 2.0)1.0 (0.0, 2.0)0.0 (0.0, 2.0)<0.001
Diet intake, n (%)<500 kcal/day448 (4.5)660 (4.6)521 (4.7)0.8
500–1,000 kcal/day383 (3.9)513 (3.6)399 (3.6)
≥1,000 kcal/day9,124 (91.7)13,321 (91.9)10,259 (91.8)

Notes: BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; ALT, alanine transferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; AKP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma glutamyl-transferase; TBIL, total bilirubin; DBIL, direct bilirubin; eGFR-EPI, estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation; CRP, C reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell count; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index. CCI was determined without information on HIV infection or AIDS. If continuous data were in abnormal distribution, data were shown as median and quartile range. Categorical data were shown as numbers and proportions.