Table 5.
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum vitamin D and some hematological parameters in normal diet fed rats
| Variable | Groups | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Control (n=8) | Vitamin D (n=8) | ||
| Serum 25(OH) D level (ng/ml)# | 11.86 (1.13) | 27.78 (1.30) | <0.001* |
| WBCs (103/UL)# | 3.63 (0.62) | 4.05 (0.79) | 0.268* |
| Platelet count (103/UL)# | 522.25 (55.40) | 630.62 (139.17) | 0.060* |
| PCT %# | 0.24 (0.03) | 0.27 (0.08) | 0.350* |
| MPV (fL)# | 4.75 (0.24) | 4.37 (0.42) | 0.048* |
| PDW %# | 15.12 (0.38) | 14.47 (0.27) | 0.002* |
| PLR## | 233.14 (206.44-286.35) | 228.12 (221.79-239.28) | 0.908** |
| NLR# | 0.63 (0.05) | 0.55 (0.07) | 0.029* |
| MLR# | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.378* |
25(OH) D, 25-hydroxy vitamin D; WBCs, white blood cells; PCT, plateletcrit; MPV, mean platelet volume; PDW, platelet distribution width; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; MLR, monocyte-to lymphocyte ratio, *Independent- Samples T-Test, **Mann-Whitney U, #Mean (SD), ##Median (Q1-Q3)