Table 2 Serum 25-OH-vitamin D and depression score among studied groups
From: Association between vitamin D status and depression in children with chronic liver disease
Variables | Hepatic group (n = 60) | Control group (n = 20) | Test | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml) | Median (range) | 17 (5–52) | 45 (13–95) | Z = − 3.804 | < 0.001 | ||
25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml) | Deficiency(< 12 ng/ml) | 12 | 20.00% | 0 | 0.00% | χ2 = 9.357 | 0.009 |
Insufficiency (12–20 ng/ml) | 25 | 41.70% | 5 | 25.00% | |||
Sufficiency (20–100 ng/ml) | 23 | 38.30% | 15 | 75.00% | |||
Depression score | Normal, n (%) | 22 | 36.6% | 14 | 70.00% | χ2 = 6.7 | 0.009 |
Mild, n (%) | 22 | 36.7% | 6 | 30.00% | χ2 = 29 | 0.049 | |
Moderate, n (%) | 10 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.00% | FET | 0.021 | |
Severe, n (%) | 6 | 10% | 0 | 0.00% | FET | 0.039 | |