Table 3.
Mean serum concentrations of biochemical indicators of liver tests in relation to the nutritional status of vitamin D.
| Variables | Nutritional status of vitamin D | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deficiency | Insufficiency | Sufficiency | p value | |
| n = 20 | n = 24 | n = 6 | ||
| AST (U/L) | 28.1 ± 22.8 | 23.5 ± 14.9 | 19.4 ± 5.3 | 0.672 |
| ALT (U/L) | 29.1 ± 17.5 | 26.9 ± 15.8 | 22.4 ± 9.9 | 0.587 |
| AP (U/L) | 72.7 ± 18.2 | 81.2 ± 26.1 | 65.6 ± 28.1 | 0.234 |
| GGT (U/L) | 39.2 ± 25.7 | 28.9 ± 17.1 | 30.3 ± 22.8 | 0.212 |
| Albumin (U/L) | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 0.287 |
ANOVA: mean and standard deviation. AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AP: alkaline phosphatase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.