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Table 5 Correlation between 25-OH-vitamin D and degree of depression score and clinical and laboratory measures

From: Association between vitamin D status and depression in children with chronic liver disease

Variables

25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml)

Depression score

r

p

r

p

Liver span (cm)

− .059

0.654

.108

.409

Spleen size (cm)

− .140

0.286

− .20

.879

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

− .056

0.669

− .263*

.042

Platelets (× 103/mm3)

− .120

0.36

.098

.457

WBC (× 103/mm3)

0.079

0.546

− .005

.972

ALT (U/L)

− .370**

0.004

.186*

< .05

AST (U/L)

− .399**

0.002

.174*

< .05

PT (s)

0.008

0.951

.165

.208

PTT (s)

− .060

0.647

.270

.077

INR

− .097

0.459

.152

.248

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

− .058

0.658

.112

.395

Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)

− .057

0.666

.039

.767

Albumin (g/dL)

0.053

0.689

− .367**

.004

ALP (IU/L)

− .066

.618

− .058

.660

FI

− .444**

< 0.001

.507**

.000

HAI

− .293*

0.023

.442**

.000

Depression score

− .286*

0.027

  1. Spearman’s correlation was used
  2. r correlation coefficient, FI degree of fibrosis, HAI histological activity index, WBC white blood cells, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, PT prothrombin time, PTT partial thromboplastin time, INR international normalized ratio, ALP alkaline phosphatase, IgG immunoglobulin G
  3. *Significant, **Highly significant