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Table 3 Descriptive of all quantitative variables

From: Screening of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels among elderly Egyptians admitted to the orthogeriatric unit by fracture hip

Age

< 12

12–20

20–30

> 30

P value

Mean ± SD

65 ± 4

65 ± 3.7

64.7 ± 3.6

64.7 ± 3

0.862

Median (IQR)

64 (62:66)

65 (62:67)

64 (62:67)

64.5 (62.5:66.5)

CA

 Mean ± SD

7.7 ± 0.6

8.4 ± 0.4

8.7 ± 0.3

8.9 ± 0.3

< 0.001

 Median (IQR)

7.9 (7.2:8.23)

8.4 (8.3:8.6)

8.7 (8.4:9.03)

8.8 (8.6:9.1)

PHOSP

 Mean ± SD

2.5 ± 0.7

2.7 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

 Median (IQR)

2.8 (1.8:2.97)

2.9 (2.2:3.13)

3.9 (3.6:4.1)

3.9 (3.5:4.11)

Albumin

 Mean ± SD

3.8 ± 0.4

3.7 ± 0.4

3.7 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.4

0.996

 Median (IQR)

3.9 (3.6:3.99)

3.9 (3.5:4)

3.9 (3.5:4)

3.9 (3.8:4)

Creatinine

 Mean ± SD

1.1 ± 0.1

1 ± 0.2

1 ± 0.1

1 ± 0.1

0.051

 Median (IQR)

1.1 (1.1:1.16)

1.1 (1:1.15)

1 (0.9:1.1)

1.1 (0.9:1.13)

TSH

 Mean ± SD

2.5 ± 1

3.3 ± 0.9

2.8 ± 1

1.9 ± 0.4

0.062

 Median (IQR)

2.2 (1.8:3.4)

3.8 (2.8:3.99)

2.9 (1.8:3.88)

1.9 (1.7:2.15)

FT4

 Mean ± SD

1.1 ± 0.2

1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

1 ± 0.2

0.061

 Median (IQR)

1.1 (1.1:1.2)

1 (0.9:1.09)

1.1 (1:1.2)

0.9 (0.8:1.2)

  1. Regarding age no statistically significant difference
  2. Regarding Ca and phosphorus. There was statistically significant increase in Ca and phosphorus levels with higher vitamin D level
  3. Regarding creatinine, TSH, and free T4. There was no statistically significant difference