Demographic and biochemical parameters at baseline in the two groups
Parameters | Intervention n=16 | Control n=24 | P-value |
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Age (years) | 50.0 (36 to 51) | 47.5 (39.3 to 49.2) | 0.765 |
Gender (Male) | 6 | 14 | – |
25 (OH) D3 (ng/ml) | 8.6 (7.1 to 13.1) | 9.54 (8.1 to 12.5) | 0.730 |
Fibrinogen (g/L) | 4.06 (3.7 to 5.12) | 3.73 (3.40 to 4.30) | 0.232 |
D-Dimer (ng/ml) | 345 (219 to 860) | 236.7 (224.8–384.4) | 0.295 |
Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 0.02 (0.02–0.03) | 0.03 (0.02–0.09) | 0.411 |
C reactive protein (mg/L) | 2.1 (0.8 to 20.4) | 2.6 (0.7 to 14) | 0.295 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.4 (9.2 to 9.7) | 8.8 (8.0–9.2) | 0.042* |
Phosphorus | 4.0 (2.1–6.2) | 3.3 (3.1–3.8) | 0.121 |
*p<0.05 is considered significant.
Data represented as median (Inter quartile range).