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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2014; 20(9): 2392-2396
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2392
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2392
Table 1 Patient demographics n (%)
| Ulcerative colitis(n = 33) | Crohn’s disease(n = 14) | Control subjects(n = 94) | |
| Age, mean ± SD | 42 ± 14 | 36 ± 9 | 42 ± 12 |
| Sex, F/M | 16/17 | 6/8 | 44/50 |
| Disease duration in years, mean ± SD | 3 ± 5 | 3 ± 3 | |
| Newly diagnosed patient1 | 15 (45) | 6 (43) | |
| Ulcerative colitis | |||
| Proctitis | 8 (24) | ||
| Left colitis | 12 (36) | ||
| Pancolitis | 13 (39) | ||
| Crohn’s disease | |||
| Ileal | 0 (0) | ||
| Colonic | 5 (36) | ||
| Ileo-colonic | 8 (57) | ||
| Isolated upper digestive | 1 (7) | ||
| 25-OH D in μg/L, mean ± SD | 24 ± 11 | 23 ± 10 | 31 ± 13 |
| Vitamin D deficiency | 10 (30) | 5 (36) | 19 (20) |
| Vitamin D insufficiency | 15 (45) | 6 (43) | 28 (30) |
| Vitamin D sufficiency | 8 (24) | 3 (21) | 47 (50) |
| Season of clinical visit | |||
| Winter | 20 (61) | 7 (50) | 53 (56) |
| Summer | 13 (39) | 7 (50) | 41 (44) |
- Citation: Dumitrescu G, Mihai C, Dranga M, Prelipcean CC. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and inflammatory bowel disease characteristics in Romania. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(9): 2392-2396
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i9/2392.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2392