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Table 1 The comparison of biochemical parameters related to asthma between the study and the control group

From: Childhood asthma and vitamin D deficiency in Turkey: is there cause and effect relationship between them?

Characteristics

Asthma group

Control group

p

 

(n = 85)

(n = 85)

 

mean ± SD

Age (years)

6.2 ± 2.4

6.6 ± 2.8

>0.05

BMI (kg/m 2 )

17.7 ± 3.2

17.3 ± 3.0

>0.05

Vitamin D (ng/ml)

16.6 ± 8.5

28.2 ± 19.5

<0.001

Total IgE (IU/ml)

236.4 ± 323.2

65.4 ± 102.9

<0.001

Eosinophil count (cell/mm 3 )

5.8 ± 2.3

3.4 ± 2.8

<0.001

Calcium (mmol/L)

9.6 ± 0.6

9.8 ± 0.6

0.04

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

5.1 ± 0.7

5.2 ± 0.7

0.995

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L )

197.7 ± 86.8

192.7 ± 78.3

0.996

Parathyroid hormone (mmol/L)

37.2 ± 17.0

29.9 ± 16.2

0.004

  1. SD: Standard Deviation, p: student’s t test.