Variables Deficiency n=200 Insufficiency n=165 Sufficiency n=76 p
25(OH)D (ng/ml) 14.9±3.12 24.3±2.8 35.2±4.5 <0.001
Age (yr) 13(12,14)3 12(11,13) 12(11,12) <0.001
Gender (M/F) 113/87 120/45 51/25 0.005
BMI (kg/m2) 23.0±5.2 21.5±4.1 20.4±3.9 <0.001
BMI-SDS 1.2±1.3 1.0±1.2 0.6±1.2 0.003
WC(cm) 73.2(66.0,83.5) 72.4±11.7 69.3±9.8 0.001
WC-SDS 1.0±1.0 0.9±0.9 0.6±1.0 0.005
Season(Winter/Summer) 171/29 115/50 45/31 <0.001
NAFLD (%) 19.6 (n=194) 16.0 (n=163) 5.3 (n=75) 0.016
Transportation (walking+cycling/car) 119/72 81/79 41/33 0.086
PE time(min/week) 285(220,350) (n=193) 280(227.5,367.5) (n=159) 305(212.5,370) 0.751
Dietary pattern(1/2/3)4 50/138/5 53/108/3 20/54/2 0.710

1ANOVA, chi-square test or Kruskal-Wallis H test were to determine differences for continuous and categorical variables among three groups. NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. 2Mean±SD (all such values). 3 Medians, interquartile ranges in parentheses (all such values). 4Dietary pattern: 1=meat-based, 2=vegetable-meat-balanced, 3=vegetable-based

Table 2: The anthropometric indice and life styles in different serum 25(OH)D groups