From: Vitamin D status in diabetic Egyptian children and adolescents: a case–control study
Vitamin D deficient cases(n = 44) | Cases with normal Vitamin D level(n = 36) | p | |
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Serum Ca (mg/dL) | 7.3 ± 1.0 | 9.6 ± 1.1 | <0.01a |
Serum Po4 (mg/dL) | 6.1 ± 1.4 | 4.4 ± 1.0 | <0.01a |
Serum alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 260 (44–453) | 128 (66–251) | <0.01b |
Serum PTH (pg/ml) | 66.1 ± 9.4 | 47.4 ± 9.3 | <0.01a |
Fasting blood Glucose (mg/dL)> | 208 (115–316) | 197 (112–282) | 0.05b |
Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 6.7 ± 1.5 | 7.2 ± 1.2 | > 0.05a |
Insulin dose (U/Kg/d) | 0.93 ± 0.11 | 0.91 ± 0.18 | > 0.05a |
HbA1c (%) | 9.0 ± 1.6 | 8.4 ± 2.1 | > 0.05a |
HOMA-IR | .7 ± 0.3 | 42.8 ± 0.6 | <0.01a |
Disease duration (months) | 6.7 ± 2.3 | 43 ± 9 | <0.01a |