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. 2019 Jul 16;19:126. doi: 10.1186/s12876-019-1040-y

Table 4.

The distribution of Vitamin D levels by the severity of fatty liver disease measured by abdominal ultrasonography

Fatty liver Mild Moderate Severe P- value
Vitamin D 0.199
 Normal 118 (20.9) 100 (17.7) 14 (2.5)
 Insufficiency 119 (21.1) 89 (15.8) 24 (4.3)
 Deficiency 60 (10.6) 33 (5.9) 7 (1.2)
Vitamin D 0.058
 Q1 85 (15.1) 55 (9.8) 10 (1.8)
 Q2 77 (13.7) 49 (8.7) 15 (2.7)
 Q3 70 (12.4) 63 (11.2) 17 (3.0)
 Q4 65 (11.5) 55 (9.8) 3 (0.5)

Vitamin D classification: normal (> 30 ng/ml), insufficiency (20–30 ng/ml), deficiency (< 20 ng/ml)

Vitamin D quartile: Q1 (< 22.41 ng/ml),Q2 (22.41–28.41 ng/ml), Q3 (28.41–35.38 ng/ml), Q4 (> 35.38 ng/ml)