Table 2.

Comparison of Vitamin D Level and Status with Disease Severity

Group of Patients	Disease Severity	Vitamin D Levels, ng/mL Mean ± SD	P-valuea	Vitamin D Status Normal, n (%)	Vitamin D Status Deficiency, n (%)	P-valueb
UC n=130	Flare	15.63 ± 6.57	0.03	8 (20)	32 (80)	0.01
	Remission	19.82 ± 10.39		39 (43.3)	51 (56.7)
CD n=23	Flare	19.17 ± 13.08	0.74	3 (23.1)	10 (76.9)	0.65
	Remission	19.48 ± 10.65		4 (40)	6 (10)

Notes: P-value: ^aComparison of vitamin D level with disease severity. P-value: ^bComparison of vitamin D status with disease severity.

Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.