Serum Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels as Indicators of Asthma Severity

Table 6

Comparison of serum level of 25(OH)D, magnesium, and calcium in different grades of asthma.

	S. calcium (mg/dL)	S. magnesium (mg/dL)	25(OH)D (nmol/L)
Asthmatic cases
Mild	9.44 ± 0.48	1.86 ± 0.07	57 ± 9.7
Moderate	9.46 ± 0.59	1.70 ± 0.07	47.7 ± 6.2
Severe	9.64 ± 0.51	1.53 ± 0.09	31 ± 5.2
Controls	9.62 ± 0.35	1.92 ± 0.1	86 ± 13.3
One-way ANOVA
value	0.81	32.8	122
value	0.52	<0.001	<0.001