From: Vitamin D in active systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis: a forgotten player
HQ (negative) “n = 12” | HQ (positive) “n = 88” | P value | Steroids (negative) “n = 16” | Steroids (positive) “n = 84” | P value | Calcium and VD (negative) “n = 74” | Calcium and VD (positive) “n = 26” | P value | |
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Anti-dsDNA | 2.71 ± 1.28 | 1.90 ± 0.99 | 0.24 | 2.37 ± 1.98 | 1.93 ± 1.19 | 0.24 | 2.12 ± 1.68 | 1.63 ± 1.23 | 0.34 |
25(OH)D | 3.13 ± 2.11 | 3.41 ± 2.63 | 0.80 | 2.65 ± 1.19 | 3.51 ± 2.73 | 0.97 | 2.13 ± 1.04 | 6.92 ± 2.25 | 0.000*** |