Low Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D (25-OHD) and Hepatic Encephalopathy in HCV-Related Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Characteristics and biomarkers in both groups.

	Group 1 (HE)		Group 2 (non-HE)		value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	51.1	6.2	50.6	7.2	0.733
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.7	3.5	25.7	3.1	<0.001
25-OHD (nmol/L)	27.2	11.9	41.0	15.2	<0.001
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	3.7	1.3	2.2	0.9	<0.001
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.001
Albumin (mg/dL)	2.9	0.3	3.5	0.4	<0.001
INR	1.9	0.3	1.2	0.3	<0.001
Sodium (mEq/L)	133.9	3.8	137.4	3.8	<0.001
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.2	0.8	4.1	0.6	0.521
HB (g/dL)	10.3	1.5	11.9	2.0	<0.001
	5.8	2.9	6.5	2.4	0.158
	111.3	30.4	151.3	28.5	<0.001
CTP score	11.8	2.4	7.0	2.1	<0.001
MELD score	21.8	5.6	12.6	5.9	<0.001

Summary of the results of the descriptive study of demographic, laboratory, and clinical variables included in the CTP and MELD scores. BMI: body mass index; 25-OHD: 25-hydroxy vitamin D; INR: international normalized ratio; HB: hemoglobin; WBC: white blood cell count; PLT: platelet count; CTP: Child Turcotte Pugh; MELD: model for end Stage liver disease. The independent -test was used.