Research Article
25-OH Vitamin D and Interleukin-8: Emerging Biomarkers in Cutaneous Melanoma Development and Progression
Table 2
Biochemical parameters.
| Parameter | Patients | Control | significance (patients versus control) |
| Lipids (g dL−1) | 618.7 ± 26.4 | 601.0 ± 37.1 | 0.741 | Triglycerides (mg dL−1) | 89.9 ± 18.6 | 83.4 ± 16.6 | 0.449 | Bilirubin (mg dL−1) | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.19 ± 0.08 | 0.811 | Calcemia (mg dL−1) | 8.87 ± 0.30 | 8.76 ± 0.24 | 0.902 | Calciuria (mg/24 h) | 162.6 ± 31.4 | 153.9 ± 20.7 | 0.381 | Alkaline phosphatase (U L−1) | 216.4 ± 31.5 | 209.7 ± 23.1 | 0.428 | iPTH (pg mL−1) | 27.2 ± 7.4 | 31.0 ± 8.7 | 0.517 | Phosphatemia (mg dL−1) | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 0.726 | CRP (mg dL−1) | 0.39 ± 0.23 | 0.13 ± 0.15 | 0.121 | LDH (U L−1) | 396 ± 79 | 203 ± 62 | 0.014 | IL-8 (pg mL−1) | 68.1 ± 16.3 | 10.2 ± 4.5 | 0.001 | 25(OH)D (ng mL−1) | 15.9 ± 11.8 | 26.8 ± 14.4 | 0.003 |
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CRP: C reactive protein; iPTH: intact parathormone; LDH: lactate-dehydrogenase; IL-8: interleukin-8; and 25(OH)D3: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.
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