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Table 4 Associations between allergen sensitization and serum 25(OH)D levels according to types of aeroallergen

From: Non-association between low vitamin d levels and aeroallergen-positivity evaluated using multiple allergen simultaneous test in Korean adults

Types of aeroallergen

Adjusted coefficients (SD)

95% CI

P-value*

House dust mites (n = 384)

0.271 (1.069)

− 1.831 to 2.374

0.800

Pollens (n = 236)

− 0.175 (0.569)

− 1.294 to 0.943

0.758

Animal dander (n = 151)

0.308 (0.528)

− 0.731 to 1.346

0.560

Foods (n = 117)

0.173 (0.329)

− 0.474 to 0.821

0.599

Cockroach (n = 76)

0.054 (0.391)

− 0.715 to 0.822

0.891

Fungus (n = 66)

0.356 (0.470)

− 0.568 to 1.280

0.449

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
  2. *Multiple linear regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, season, and medical diseases (osteopenia, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia), with P < 0.05 considered significant