Table 6.
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum vitamin D and some hematological parameters in high-fat diet fed rats
| Variable | Groups | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Control (n=8) | Vitamin D (n=8) | ||
| Serum 25(OH) D level (ng/ml)# | 10.30 (10.00-11.22) | 23.05 (22.55-23.12) | 0.002* |
| WBCs (103/UL)## | 3.87 (1.59) | 3.58 (1.4) | 0.708** |
| Platelet count (103/UL)## | 612.87 (31.89) | 533.87 (35.14) | <0.001** |
| PCT %## | 0.28 (0.03) | 0.23 (0.02) | 0.006** |
| MPV (fL)## | 4.62 (0.51) | 4.46 (0.33) | 0.468** |
| PDW %## | 14.60 (0.47) | 14.63 (0.46) | 0.875** |
| PLR## | 314.71 (100.22) | 263.44 (72.10) | 0.333** |
| NLR## | 1.02 (0.19) | 0.80 (0.24) | 0.117** |
| MLR## | 0.04 (0.006) | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.005** |
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, *Mann-Whitney U, **Independent-Samples T-Test, #Median (Q1-Q3), ##Mean (SD)