Role of Fat-Soluble Vitamins A and D in the Pathogenesis of Influenza: A New Perspective

Table 2

Serum vitamin A concentrations in controls and in patients with cirrhosis.

Variable	Controls		Patients with cirrhosis		𝑃
	Median	Range	Median	Range
Retinol, 𝜇g/L	259	84–1138	166	46–918	<0.001
Retinyl esters, 𝜇g/L	18	0–159	42	0–152	<0.001
RBP, mmol/L	2.1	<1.1–24.2	1.8	<1.1–5.8	<0.001

RBP: retinol-binding protein (source: Ukleja et al. [207]).