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. 2024 Mar 30;16(3):e57274. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57274

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