Research Article

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

Table 6

Comparison of 25-OHD level in different SBP categories.

SBPMeanSD valueComparisons

SBP(classic)513.03.4<0.001
SBP(CNNA)823.53.0
SBP(MNB)213.54.9

The levels of 25-OHD in different SBP categories were illustrated. The lowest levels were detected in classic type, followed by MNB and CNNA types. SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; CNNA; culture-negative neutrocytic ascites; MNB: monobacterial. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used.