Table 4:
Vitamin D status on the base of disease duration, season, and gender
| Variable | Controls (n= 41) | Patients (n= 44) | Total (n= 85) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D level (ng/ml)b | 8.95 (6.33, 17.80) | 10.54 (6.16, 19.35) | - | 0.73 |
| winter subjects (n= 29) | - | - | 10.58 (5.16, 19.60) | 0.97 |
| spring subjects (n= 56) | - | - | 9.57 (6.33, 18.75) | |
| patients with current depression (n= 15) | - | 7.16 (4.54, 12.70) | - | 0.15 |
| patients with past depression (n= 29) | - | 10.58 (8.11, 21.20) | - | - |
| Vitamin Da < 20 | ||||
| • total | 33 (80.5) | 33 (75) | 66 (77.6) | 0.61 |
| • male | 8 (88.9) | 9 (100) | 17 (94.4) | 0.06 |
| • female | 25 (78.1) | 24 (68.6) | 49 (73.1) | - |
| Vitamin Da < 10 | ||||
| • total | 21 (51.2) | 18 (40.9) | 39 (45.9) | 0.39 |
| • male | 1 (11.1) | 3 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 0.03 |
| • female | 20 (62.5) | 15 (42.9) | 35 (52.2) | - |
Data were expressed as
a
frequency (percent), and
b
median (IQR)