Table 3.

Distribution of inflammatory factors by serum 25(OH)D level

	All patients	25(OH) D <15 ng/ml	25(OH) D ≥ 15 ng/ml	P value
TNF- α (pg/ml)	8.7 ± 3.5	8.1 ± 2.9	9.0 ± 3.9	0.2
MMP-9 (pg/ml)	97517 ± 66188	115566 ± 66626	83981 ± 59392	0.01
MMP-2 (pg/ml)	548224 ± 156828	537353 ± 182886	488938 ± 165330	0.2
CRP (mg/L)	8.8 ± 16.0	10.5 ± 19.0	7.7 ± 13.0	0.03
IL-10 (pg/ml)	0.5 ± 0.6	0.4 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.6	0.6

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation