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 2

Basic characteristics across seasons in 35,528 Chinese adult hospitalized patients.

ParameterGroupSeasonP value
SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Age (year)N/A58.3 ± 16.056.4 ± 16.557.6 ± 16.258.4 ± 16.0<0.001
Sex, n (%)Men4,800 (59.1)6,474 (59.9)6,483 (59.6)3,414 (59.7)0.7
Women3,316 (40.9)4,333 (40.1)4,402 (40.4)2,306 (40.3)
Hospital, n (%)Ren Ji7,492 (92.3)10,382 (96.1)9,564 (87.9)4,940 (86.4)<0.001
Xin Hua624 (7.7)425 (3.9)1,321 (12.1)780 (13.6)
BMI (kg/m2)N/A25.1 ± 2.623.2 ± 2.520.9 ± 2.926.4 ± 4.6<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)N/A6.0 ± 2.35.8 ± 2.26.0 ± 2.56.2 ± 2.5<0.001
TC (mmol/L)N/A4.6 ± 1.44.5 ± 1.44.5 ± 1.34.6 ± 1.4<0.001
TG (mmol/L)N/A1.36 (0.96, 1.98)1.4 (0.99, 2.07)1.38 (0.97, 2.0)1.35 (0.95, 1.94)<0.001
Albumin (g/L)N/A39.6 ± 6.040.1 ± 6.040.4 ± 5.839.9 ± 5.9<0.001
Prealbumin (mg/L)N/A236.7 ± 68.5239.7 ± 66.0235.7 ± 64.1232.9 ± 63.8<0.001
ALT (U/L)N/A17 (12, 25)16 (11, 25)17 (12, 26)17 (12, 26)<0.001
AST (U/L)N/A18 (15, 24)18 (15, 25)19 (15, 26)19 (16, 26)<0.001
AKP (U/L)N/A74 (61, 91)74 (61, 91)74 (61, 90)74 (61, 91)0.45
GGT (IU/L)N/A22 (15, 35)22 (15, 36)23 (16, 37)23 (15, 37)<0.001
TBIL (mmol/L)N/A9.4 (6.8, 12.9)9.4 (6.8, 13.1)9.8 (7.1, 13.5)9.4 (6.8, 12.9)<0.001
DBIL (mmol/L)N/A3.0 (2.1, 4.2)3.1 (2.2, 4.3)3.1 (2.1, 4.3)2.8 (2.0, 3.9)<0.001
eGFR-EPI (mL/min/1.73 m2)N/A95.7 (74.4, 109.6)96.7 (72.8, 111.7)96.2 (74.2, 110.3)96.2 (75.9, 109.9)0.07
CRP (mg/L)N/A0.9 (0.5, 3.4)0.9 (0.5, 3.7)1.0 (0.5, 3.9)1.0 (0.5, 3.6)<0.001
WBC (109/L)N/A6.0 (4.9, 7.4)6.0 (4.9, 7.3)6.1 (5.0, 7.5)6.0 (4.9, 7.4)<0.001
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)N/A2.2 (1.6, 2.7)2.2 (1.8, 2.7)2.2 (1.5, 3.4)2.1 (1.4, 2.6)<0.001
25(OH)D (ng/mL)N/A14.2 (10.0, 19.4)17.3 (12.5, 22.5)17.8 (12.9, 23.2)13.7 (9.7, 18.9)<0.001
CCI (point)N/A1 (0, 2)1 (0, 2)1 (0, 2)1 (0, 2)<0.001
Diet intake, n (%)<500 kcal/day423 (5.3)511 (4.7)408 (3.8)283 (5.0)0.03
500–1,000 kcal/day273 (3.4)371 (3.4)432 (4.0)219 (3.8)
≥1,000 kcal/day7,416 (91.4)9,925 (91.8)10,045 (92.3)5,218 (91.2)

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.