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Table 3 Distribution of inflammatory factors by serum 25(OH)D level

From: 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is inversely associated with serum MMP-9 in a cross-sectional study of African American ESRD patients

 

All patients

   25(OH) D <15 ng/ml

   25(OH) D ≥ 15 ng/ml

   P value

TNF- α (pg/ml)

8.7 ± 3.5

8.1 ± 2.9

9.0 ± 3.9

0.2

MMP-9 (pg/ml)

97517 ± 66188

115566 ± 66626

83981 ± 59392

0.01

MMP-2 (pg/ml)

548224 ± 156828

537353 ± 182886

488938 ± 165330

0.2

CRP (mg/L)

8.8 ± 16.0

10.5 ± 19.0

7.7 ± 13.0

0.03

IL-10 (pg/ml)

0.5 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.6

0.6

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
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