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Table 2 Laboratory data of studied subjects

From: Vitamin D status in diabetic Egyptian children and adolescents: a case–control study

 

Cases

Control

P

 

(n = 80)

(n = 40)

 

Serum Ca (mg/dL)

8.5 ± 1.6

10 ±1.4

<0.01a

Serum Po4 (mg/dL)

5.4 ± 1.5

3.6 ± 0.9

<0.01a

Serum Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)

200(44–453)

189(68–451)

> 0.05b

Fasting blood Glucose (mg/dL)

178(112–316)

94(80–133)

<0.01b

Fasting insulin (uU/mL)

5.2 ± 1.9

6.7 ± 2.3

< 0.05a

Insulin dose (U/Kg/d)

0.9 ± 0.1

-

 

HbA1c (%)

8.6 ± 1.9

-

 

HOMA-IR

3.5 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.3

<0.01a

Serum 25 OH Vit D (ng/ml)

24.7 ± 5.6

26.5 ± 4.8

> 0.05a

Serum PTH (pg/ml)

57.7 ± 13.2

33.3 ± 8.3

<0.01a

  1. HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model for assessment of insulin resistance; Serum PTH: serum parathyroid hormone.
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (min-max).
  3. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.
  4. a(Student t-test). bMannWhitney U test.