Table 3.
Comparison of serum vitamin D levels based on frequency of dietary vitamin D intakes.
| Foods | Frequency of intake (Per week) | MS patients | Controls | ||
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| 25(OH) D serum concentrations (nmol/L) | Number | 25(OH) D serum concentrations (nmol/L) | Number | ||
| Fish | ≥3 | 23.46 ± 26.65 | 6 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 1-2 | 19.80 ± 12.44 | 20 | 16.92 ± 9.28 | 25 | |
| rarely | 22.32 ± 17.46 | 11 | 12.34 ± 7.34 | 11 | |
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| Eggs | ≥3 | 18.89 ± 14.87 | 11 | 19.2 ± 10.99* | 14 |
| 1-2 | 20.11 ± 14.97 | 16 | 12.7 ± 5.51 | 18 | |
| rarely | 23.65 ± 20.59 | 10 | 16.1 ± 9.2 | 5 | |
*Significant differences between those with 1-2 per week intake (ANOVA, P < 0.05).