Table 2.
Outcomes of patients in regard to their serum 25(OH)D levels
| Characteristics of Patients | whole cohort N=63 |
Deficient (<20 ng/ml)
N=51 (81%) |
Sufficient (≥20ng/ml) N=12
(19%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Remission n (%) | 42(66.7) | 31(60.8) | 11(91.7) | 0.04# |
| Relapse* n (%) | 10 (23.8) | 8(25) | 2(18.1) | 0.9 |
| Disease-free for 6 months n (%) | 32(50.7) | 23(45.1) | 9(75) | 0.06 |
| Median length of hospitalization(days, range) |
40 (22-74) | 44.5 (22-68) | 32.5 (24-74) | 0.04# |
*
Relapse in patients with initial CR (from 42 patients),
#
significant difference