. 2021 Nov 24;33(4):901–907. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-06246-1

Table 4.

Information related on bone health in patients with vitamin D insufficiency and regular vitamin D levels

Total patients	Vitamin D insufficiency (21–29 ng/ml) n = 28	Regular Vitamin D levels (> 30 ng/ml) n = 33	p-value
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l; mean ± SD)	n = 27 86.85 ± 36.30	n = 32 112.0 ± 86.02	0.162
Serum calcium¹ (mmol/l; mean ± SD)	n = 28 2.16 ± 0.17	n = 31 2.23 ± 0.19	0.135
Serum phosphate² (mg/dl; mean ± SD)	n = 27 3.13 ± 0.55	n = 33 3.29 ± 0.78	0.344

Total patients

Vitamin D insufficiency
(21–29 ng/ml)
n = 28

Regular Vitamin D levels
(> 30 ng/ml)
n = 33

p-value

Alkaline phosphatase

(U/l; mean ± SD)

n = 27

86.85 ± 36.30

n = 32

112.0 ± 86.02

0.162

Serum calcium¹

(mmol/l; mean ± SD)

n = 28

2.16 ± 0.17

n = 31

2.23 ± 0.19

0.135

Serum phosphate²

(mg/dl; mean ± SD)

n = 27

3.13 ± 0.55

n = 33

3.29 ± 0.78

0.344

¹Serum calcium range 2.05–2.65 mmol/l; ²serum phosphate range 2.5–4.8 mg/dl