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Table 2 Epidemiological results

From: The effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in functional outcome and quality of life (QoL) of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) requiring surgery

 

Vitamin D non-deficient

Vitamin D deficient

p value

Number of patients (male/female)

24(7/17)

78(27/51)

 

Group A

Group B

27(11/16)

27(12/15)

Average age

68.88 ± 8.42

68.94 ± 9.04

0.715

 

Group A

Group B

 
 

68.47 ± 2.42

0.764

25(OH)D (preoperative)

 

10.44 ± 1.02

10.97 ± 1.00

0.657

25(OH)D (postop. 12 month)

 

31.23 ± 1.09

16.24 ± 3.21

0.002*

25(OH)D (ostop. 24 month)

 

32.14 ± 2.12

17.29 ± 4.38

0.003*

Level of surgery

 

L3-4

1

1

 

L4-5

21

20

 

L5-6

5

6

 
  1. 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, Postop. postoperative
  2. *Statistically significant with p < 0.05