Table 2.
25-hydroxyvitamin D categories in patients assessed for liver transplantation
25-OHD (nmol/L) | Total number | Overt HE1 (n = 88) | No overt HE1 (n = 77) | |
Sufficient | > 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Insufficient | 50-75 | 27 | 6 | 21 |
Mildly deficient | 25-50 | 87 | 46 | 41 |
Moderately deficient | 12.5-25 | 42 | 30a | 12a |
Severely deficient | < 12.5 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
P < 0.05.
Unless otherwise indicated there were no significant differences between the overt HE and no-overt HE groups. 25-OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.