Table 2. A comparison of the mean duration level (months) of the fragmentation and re-ossification stages with vitamin D status (ng/mL) among the participants.
ANOVA: analysis of variance
Vitamin D status | ANOVA test | ||||||
Duration of stage (months) | Deficient (<20 ng/mL) | Insufficient (20-30 ng/mL) | Sufficient (30-40 ng/mL) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | |
Fragmentation | 15.5 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 0.01 |
Re-ossification | 18.6 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 15.4 | 2.1 | 0.01 |