Table 2.
- Clinical characteristics of the patients before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation compared to controls.
| Variable | Patients (n = 66) | Controls (n = 25) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.1 ± 4.1 | 10.2 ± 3.8 | 1.00 |
| Gender (M:F) | 1.4:1 | 1.5:1 | 0.87 |
| Weight (kg) | 35.6 ± 17.3 | 39.0 ± 18.6 | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.3 ± 3.8 | 18.6 ± 4.1 | 0.61 |
| Z-Score BMI/age | 0.50 (-4.0 to 3.0) | 0.28 (-1.0 to 2.5) | 0.76 |
| Lean body mass (kg) | 28.7 ± 14.2 | 31.7 ± 15.2 | 0.49 |
| Normal vitamin D | 19 (29%) | 12 (48%) | 0.04a |
| Insufficiency vitamin D | 26 (39%) | 11 (44%) | |
| Deficiency vitamin D | 21 (32%) | 2 (8%) | |
| BMI: body mass index. a p-value = 0.04 (Fisher’s test for the prevalence of insufficiency, deficiency and normal vitamin D levels between patients and controls). | |||