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

Table 3

Comparison of 25-OHD levels between the two groups.

25-OHD level		Groups		value
		1 (HE)	2 (non-HE)
Insufficient		0	23	<0.001
	%	0.00%	46.00%
Mild deficiency		30	19
	%	60.00%	38.00%
Moderate deficiency		12	5
	%	24.00%	10.00%
Severe deficiency		8	3
	%	16.00%	6.00%

The more 25-OHD deficiency was noticed in the HE group. The chi-square test was used.