Table 4.
Mean ± SD values of laboratory parameters in relation to Vitamin D status in the studied groups
|
Vitamin D status |
Control (n = 28) | Suff vs Insuff | Suff vs Def | Insuff vsDef | Total P value | |||
| Sufficient (n = 14) | Insufficient (n = 26) | Deficient (n = 20) | ||||||
| ALT (IU/L) | 97.643 ± 18.06 | 75.654 ± 15.954 | 78.45 ± 17.824 | 21.35 ± 6.21 | 0.327 | 0.475 | 0.885 | 0.610 |
| AST (IU/L) | 97.786 ± 24.215 | 94.923 ± 13.151 | 77.4 ± 13.363 | 35.74 ± 4.92 | 0.934 | 0.453 | 0.551 | 0.772 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 7.993 ± 1.183 | 7.023 ± 1.396 | 6.13 ± 1.185 | 8.2 ± 0.91 | 0.769 | 0.031 | 0.090 | 0.077 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 3.31 ± 0.25 | 4.21 ± 0.31 | 4.24 ± 0.61 | 3.1 ± 0.65 | 0.354 | 0.412 | 0.614 | 0.456 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 82.92 ± 15.62 | 109.34 ± 13.08 | 159.96 ± 14.64 | 78.48 ± 21.10 | 0.493 | 0.068 | 0.233 | 0.192 |
| HCV RNA(IU/mL) | 1300824 ± 664010 | 1417943 ± 137873 | 787100 ± 65915 | 10.21 ± 0.74 | 0.705 | 0.031 | 0.0221 | 0.0432 |
| Vitamin D (nmol/L) | 84.21 ± 17.821 | 49.23 ± 15.07 | 22.6 ± 3.858 | 98.31 ± 3.50 | 0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.0001 | 0.0012 |
| PTH (pg/mL) | 128.53 ± 20.37 | 164.05 ± 12.63 | 179.46 ± 19.24 | 65.71 ± 12.05 | 0.181 | 0.322 | 0.607 | 0.296 |
1
Significance between groups vs control;
2
Significance total vs control. AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; PTH: Parathormone; Suff: sufficient; Insuff: Insufficient; Def: Deficient.