Evaluating Bone Health in Egyptian Children with Forearm Fractures: A Case Control Study

Table 3

Vitamin D status and serum calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase levels.

	Controls ()	Cases ()	value
Calcium, mg/dL	9.3 ± 1.1	8.3 ± 1.4	0.01
Phosphorus, mg/dL	4.0 ± 0.7	3.7 ± 0.8	0.21
ALP, IU/L	226 ± 54.6	265 ± 65.8	0.03
25-OH vitamin D categorized			0.047
Sufficient	18 (78.3)	13 (56.5)
Insufficient	4 (17.4)	2 (8.7)
Deficiency	0 (0)	1 (4.3)
Severe	1 (4.3)	7 (30.4)

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or (%).
signifies value ≤ 0.05.