Differential seasonal performance of C3-epi-D3 level and proportion on multiple metabolic disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 5 The partial correlation coefficient of 25-OHD3 metabolites with Ca-IP in DM patients

Seasons	25-OHD3			C3-epi-D3 level			%C3-epi-D3
Seasons	r_partial	t	P	r_partial	t	P	r_partial	t	P
All seasons	− 0.047	− 1.135	0.257	− 0.164	− 4.030	< 0.001	0.030	0.735	0.463
Spring	− 0.079	− 0.856	0.394	− 0.046	− 0.501	0.617	− 0.032	− 0.343	0.733
Summer	− 0.016	− 0.203	0.839	− 0.083	− 1.060	0.291	− 0.060	− 0.773	0.440
Autumn	− 0.027	− 0.344	0.731	− 0.300	− 4.018	< 0.001	− 0.080	− 1.022	0.308
Winter	− 0.047	− 0.547	0.585	− 0.319	− 3.896	< 0.001	0.140	1.632	0.105

Adjusted for gender, and age. The results revealed that among 25-OHD3 metabolites, only C3-epi-D3 levels was independently associated with Ca-IP during specific season when the interaction of the three was considered. Significant values are in bold

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