Table 4.
Group of Patients | Vitamin D Status in Males, n (%) | Vitamin D Status in Females, n (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Deficiency | Normal | Deficiency | ||
UC n=130 | Flare | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | 5 (17.2) | 23 (82.1) |
Remission | 15 (44.1) | 19 (55.9) | 24 (42.9) | 32 (57.1) | |
P-value | 0.24 | 0.02 | |||
CD n=23 | Flare | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.2) | 0 (0) | 5 (100) |
Remission | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
P-value | 0.99 | 0.45 |
Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.