Table 2:
Service Member age, vitamin D concentrations, lipid concentrations, and BMI
according to military status
|
Active Duty |
Veteran |
p-value |
Age (years) |
37.80 ± 8.93 |
59.45 ± 13.61 |
< 0.001 |
25(OH)D (ng/ml) |
27.79 ± 11.28 |
30.47 ± 12.55 |
< 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2)* |
28.62 ± 4.11 |
- |
- |
TC (mg/dl) |
194.33 ± 40.76 |
180.16 ± 42.09 |
< 0.001 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) |
115.94 ± 36.74 |
102.43 ± 36.79 |
< 0.001 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) |
54.18 ± 16.37 |
51.59 ± 15.75 |
< 0.001 |
TG (mg/dl) |
123.37 ± 87.26 |
131.96 ± 88.97 |
0.004 |
*BMI
only available for 1,350 of the active duty service members. 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; BMI, Body Mass Index;
TC,
Total Cholesterol; LDL-C, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; HDL-C, High Density
Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides