Table 3.

Biochemical data of the patient and the control group.

	Patient group (n = 51)	Control group (n = 54)	p
Vitamin D (ng/mL)*	20.20 ± 8.01	27.09 ± 8.78	<0.001
Parathormone (pg/mL)*	35.62 ± 14.68	40.53 ± 17.31	0.119
Calcium (mg/dL)**	9.25 (9.0-9.67)	9.30 (9.10-9.70)	0.482
Alkaline phosphatase (mg/dL)**	213.5 (177.5–244)	213 (172–237.2)	0.788
Phosphorus (mg/dL)**	5.30 (5.0–5.87)	5.30 (4.70–5.90)	0.531
Vitamin D groups n(%)			0.001
Deficiency <15 ng/mL	13 (25.49)	2 (3.7)
Inadequency 15–20 ng/mL	13 (25.49)	9 (16.67)
Normal >20 ng/mL	25 (49.02)	43 (79.63)

*Descriptive statistics are given as; *: mean ± SD **: Median (25th–75th percentiles).

Bold values mean statistical significance.