Decreased Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Level Causes Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Cardiovascular Aspects of Endogenous Vitamin D Deficiency

Table 1

Comparison of biochemical variables between groups.

	HD	PD
25-OH-D vitamin (ng/dL)			0.0001
Age (years)			NS
Mean duration of RRT (months)			NS
Kt.V			NS
Urea (mg/dL)			NS
Creatinine (mg/dL)			NS
Calcium (mg/dL)			NS
Phosphorus (mg/dL)			NS
PTH (pg/mL)			NS
Uric acid (mg/dL)			NS
AST (U/L)			NS
ALT (U/L)			NS
ALP (mg/dL)			NS
LDH (U/L)			NS
Triglyceride (mg/dL)			NS
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)			NS
HDL (mg/dL)			NS
LDL (mg/dL)			NS
Na (mmol/L)			NS
K (mmol/L)			NS
BMI (kg/m^2)			NS
Systolic BP (mmHg)			NS
Diastolic BP (mmHg)			NS