Inflammatory Markers: C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, and Leukocyte Count in Vitamin D Deficient Patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 3

Vitamin D₃ deficient and normal group medians in all outpatients participants.

(Total number)	25-(OH) D3 < 9.9 𝜇g/L		25-(OH) D3 > 21 𝜇g/L		𝑃
	𝑛	Median (Min–Max)	𝑛	Median (Min–Max)
Age (𝑛=1032)	520	54 (18–88)	512	56 (18–87)	0.139
Albumin (𝑛=292)	163	4.3 (2.4–5)	129	4.4 (3–5)	0.071*
CRP (𝑛=554)	262	3.6 (3–204)	283	3.5 (2–156)	0.943
Creatinine (𝑛=770)	386	0.9 (0.3–10)	384	0.9 (0.4–12)	0.018
PTH (𝑛=655)	335	72.8 (3–1675)	320	57 (4–2269)	0.000
ESR (𝑛=716)	353	23 (2–131)	363	23 (2–109)	0.204*
WBC (𝑛=767)	392	7.2 (3.2–22.4)	375	7.1 (3.1–16.3)	0.780
Vitamin B12 (𝑛=254)	138	301 (84–2001)	116	336 (111–1454)	0.115

CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC: white blood cells; Min: minimum; Max: maximum.*When hospitalized patients included in the analysis; albumin and ESR gained significance (𝑃=0.001, 𝑃=0.024, resp.)