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

Table 5

Comparison of 25-OHD level in different HE etiologies.

		Mean	SD	value	Comparisons
SBP	16	18.4	6.1	<0.001	SBP &
HRS	9	16.8	8.2
H&/M	10	29.3	3.7
Hypokalemia	7	44.9	2.5
Other	8	41.6	5.3

Comparison of 25-OHD levels in patients with HE due to different etiologies. Patients with HE due to SBP and HRS showed the least serum 25-OHD levels followed by 25-OHD levels in HE patients due to H/M and hypokalemia. SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HRS: heptorenal syndrome; H&/M: mematemesis and/or melena; Other: means other causes of HE-like infections (other than SBP), constipation, diarrhea, or even undetermined causes. The one-way ANOVA test was used.