Table 1: Characteristics of 173 women undergoing in vitro fertilization, by vitamin D status
CharacteristicVitamin D status, mean (± SD)*
Insufficient or deficient
n = 95
Sufficient
n = 78
p value†
25-Hydroxy-vitamin D, nmol/L54.5 ± 14.095.5 ± 17.8< 0.001
Age, yr34.6 ± 4.034.4 ± 3.90.8
Ethnic background, no. (%)0.3
White56 (58.9)58 (74.4)
Black3 (3.2)1 (1.3)
Other36 (37.9)19 (24.4)
Body mass index24.8 ± 4.723.3 ± 3.80.02
Gravidity0.8 ± 1.10.9 ± 1.30.6
Parity0.2 ± 0.50.3 ± 0.60.5
Duration of infertility, mo20.7 ± 15.117.5 ± 12.30.1
Follicle-stimulating hormone, baseline, IU/L6.4 ± 1.96.8 ± 2.30.9
Antral follicle count, baseline, no. of follicles15.9 ± 8.417.7 ± 10.30.2
Previous IVF cycles, no.0.7 ± 1.00.6 ± 1.00.4
Season in which IVF cycle was performed, no. (%) of patients0.8
Spring50 (52.6)41 (52.6)
Summer31 (32.6)28 (35.9)
Fall14 (14.7)9 (11.5)

Note: IVF = in vitro fertilization, SD = standard deviation.
*Unless otherwise stated.
†χ2 (categorical) and Student t or Mann–Whitney U (continuous) test; statistically significant, p < 0.05.