From: Aqueous humor and serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels in patients with cataracts
 | N (%) | Type of cataract | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Senile, N (%) | Diabetic, N (%) | |||
Demographic characteristics | ||||
 Total number | 136 (100.0) | 87 (64.0) | 49 (36.0) |  |
 Sex |  |  |  | 0.479 |
  Male | 69 (50.7) | 42 (60.9) | 27 (39.1) |  |
  Female | 67 (49.3) | 45 (67.2) | 22 (32.8) |  |
 Age (yr) |  |  |  | 0.310 |
  ≤ 59 | 36 (26.5) | 27 (75.0) | 9 (25.0) |  |
  60–69 | 49 (36.0) | 28 (57.1) | 21 (42.9) |  |
  70–79 | 34 (25.0) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) |  |
  ≥ 80 | 17 (12.5) | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) |  |
 Average outdoor activity time (hr/day) |  |  |  | 0.303 |
  < 2 | 51 (37.5) | 34 (66.7) | 17 (33.3) |  |
  2–6 | 61 (44.9) | 41 (67.2) | 20 (32.8) |  |
  ≥ 6 | 24 (17.6) | 12 (50.0) | 12 (50.0) |  |
 Occupation |  |  |  | 0.330 |
  None | 48 (35.3) | 27 (56.3) | 21 (43.8) |  |
  Housewife/clerk | 49 (36.0) | 32 (65.3) | 17 (34.7) |  |
  Farmer/outdoor worker | 39 (28.7) | 28 (71.8) | 11 (28.2) |  |
 Vitamin D supplementation |  |  |  | 0.722 |
  No | 127 (93.4) | 82 (64.6) | 45 (35.4) |  |
  Yes | 9 (6.6.0) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) |  |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
 Hypertension |  |  |  | 0.012 |
  No | 65 (47.8) | 49 (75.4) | 16 (24.6) |  |
  Yes | 71 (52.2) | 38 (53.5) | 33 (46.5) |  |
 Lung disease |  |  |  | 0.506 |
  No | 108 (79.4) | 67 (62.0) | 41 (38.0) |  |
  Yes | 27 (19.9) | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) |  |
 Previous thyroid operation |  |  |  | 1.000 |
  No | 134 (98.5) | 86 (64.2) | 48 (35.8) |  |
  Yes | 2 (1.5) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |  |