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Table 2 Demographic and biochemical data of CAAG patients and healthy controls

From: Relevance of vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic autoimmune atrophic gastritis: a prospective study

 

CAAG patients (n = 87)

Healthy control (n = 1232)

p value

Female (%)

71 (82)

956 (76)

ns

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

63.5 ± 12.8

62.3 ± 13.2

ns

25(OH)D ng/ml

Mean ± SD

18.8 ± 9.7

27.0 ± 16.3

< 0.0001

25(OH)D < 20 ng/ml

n (%)

57 (66%)

438 (36%)

< 0.0001

25(OH)D < 12.5 ng/ml

n (%)

27 (31%)

160 (13%)

< 0.0001

  1. CAAG chronic autoimmune atrophic gastritis, 25(OH)D 25-OH-Vitamin D, ns not significant
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BMC Gastroenterology

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