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Table 2 Laboratory investigations of the two study groups at baseline

From: The association between vitamin D status and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults: a hospital-based study

Variables

Control group(mean ± SD)

NAFLD group(mean ± SD)

P value

Serum 25 (OH)D (ng/mL)

27.35 ± 10.58

16.13 ± 10.23

< 0.001*

White blood cells (109/L)

6.8 ± 1.8

7.4 ± 1.9

0.44

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.5 ± 1.4

12.2 ± 1.3

0.19

Platelets (109/L)

258 ± 51

258 ± 57

0.21

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.75 ± 0.20

0.75 ± 0.20

0.96

Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.20 ± 0.14

0.20 ± 0.13

0.94

ALT (U/L)

41 ± 19

43 ± 18

0.63

AST (U/L)

35 ± 26

37 ± 28

0.74

Albumin (g/dL)

4.1 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.3

0.71

Total plasma protein (g/dL)

7.36 ± 0.38

7.37 ± 0.37

0.93

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

86 ± 20

90 ± 20

0.35

INR

0.99 ± 0.19

1 ± 0.08

0.71

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.83 ± 0.20

0.78 ± 0.16

0.26

BUN (mg/dL)

17.7 ± 2.4

14.1 ± 2.3

< 0.001*

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

206.3 ± 32.6

213.2 ± 37.6

0.38

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

161.2 ± 65.6

167.1 ± 69.6

0.69

Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

130 ± 36

130 ± 36

0.98

High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

45.9 ± 6.6

45.6 ± 6.6

0.81

  1. INR international normalized ratio, BUN blood urea nitrogen, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase