Comparison between patients with T2DM without vs. with 25-OH vitamin D deficiency.

<p>*Differences are significant</p><p>^a Distributions are not Gaussian. Data is presented as median and [interquartile range]; p was calculated with Mann-Whitney U test.</p><p>^b Data is presented as mean±S; p was calculated with t-student test.</p><p>^c Data is presented as number and (percentage of total). p was calculated using chi-square test.</p><p>Continuous variables distributions were tested for normality using Shapiro-Wilk test and for equality of variances with Levene’s test.</p><p>Comparison between patients with T2DM without vs. with 25-OH vitamin D deficiency.</p

Baseline characteristics of the studied group.

<p>^a Distributions are not Gaussian. Data is presented as median and [interquartile range]</p><p>^b Data is presented as mean±SD</p><p>BMI—body mass index; CAD-Coronary artery disease; PVD—Peripheral vascular disease</p><p>Baseline characteristics of the studied group.</p

Survival analysis: dialyzed patients with DM vs. without DM.

<p>Survival analysis: dialyzed patients with DM vs. without DM.</p

Predictors accepted in the Cox proportional-hazards model.

<p>* predictor is significant</p><p>Predictors accepted in the Cox proportional-hazards model.</p

Multivariate logistic regression model.

<p>* Factors with independent impact in generating vitamin D deficiency, after adjusting for confounding factors</p><p>^a Predictors were added in the model as continuous, scale measured variables</p><p>^b Predictors were added in the model as dichotomous variables</p><p>BMI—body mass index; CAD—Coronary artery disease; DM—diabetes mellitus; PVD—Peripheral vascular disease</p><p>Multivariate logistic regression model.</p

Survival analysis in dialyzed patients with DM.

<p>Survival analysis in dialyzed patients with DM.</p

The overview of diagnosis of patients treated for accident in outpatient clinic in winter months

<p>The results of multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis for the long-term survival (425 to 1125 days).</p

The baseline characteristics of the studied cohort.

<p>The baseline characteristics of the studied cohort.</p

Comparison of the studied parameters between Roma and Caucasian dialysis patients.

<p>Comparison of the studied parameters between Roma and Caucasian dialysis patients.</p

Survival analysis in dialysis patients: Roma vs. Caucasian.

<p>Survival analysis in dialysis patients: Roma vs. Caucasian.</p