The Evaluation of the Neuroprotective Effect of a Single High-Dose Vitamin D₃ in Patients with Moderate Ischemic Stroke

Table 2

Assessment data during study days.

		Intervention group	Control group	value^a
NSE (ng/mL) (median (Q1, Q3))	Baseline	16.04 (15.67, 17.08)	16.42 (15.92, 18.01)	0.29
	48 h after intervention	6.42 (6.11, 9.87)	6.74 (5.93, 7.38)	0.80
	Differences	-9.98 (-11.60, -9.20)	-9.64 (-11.31, -8.06)	0.48
NIHSS (median (Q1, Q3))	Baseline	8 (6, 8)	8 (8, 9)	0.07
	48 h after intervention	6.5 (5.5, 7)	8 (7, 8)	0.008

^aMann–Whitney test.