Table 3.
Relationship Between Vitamin D Status and the Main Variables in Patients with UC and CD
| Variables | Vitamin D Status | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Deficiency | |||
| Colon involvement in UC patients, n (%) n=123 | Proctitis | 9 (32.1) | 19 (67.9) | 0.84 |
| Distal colitis & left side colitis | 18 (39.1) | 28 (60.9) | ||
| Pancolitis & extensive colitis | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | ||
| CD patients’ age at the onset of disease, n (%) | < 18 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.12 |
| 18–40 | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | ||
| ˃ 40 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | ||
| Location of involvement in CD patients, n (%) | Colitis | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | 0.09 |
| Ileitis | 0 (0) | 3 (100) | ||
| Illeocolitis | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | ||
| Behavior in CD patients, n (%) | Inflammatory | 4 (23.5) | 13 (76.5) | 0.14 |
| Stricture | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | ||
| Fistula | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | ||
| Perianal fistula in CD patients, n (%) | No | 4 (25) | 12 (75) | 0.62 |
| Yes | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | ||
Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.