Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants
Male (n = 191) | Female (n = 62) | Total (n = 253) | Male vs female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median(IQR) | Min-Max | Median (IQR) | Min-Max | Median (IQR) | Min-Max | p- value | |
Age (years) | 33 (40) | 19–59 | 31 (30) | 21–51 | 33.07 (40) | 19–59 | 0.304 |
Vitamin D (ng/ml) | 28.24 (44.47) | 8.89–53.36 | 25.08 (34.12) | 8.57–42.71 | 27.80 (44.79) | 8.57–53.36 | 0.002 |
PTH (pg/ml) | 36.46 (72.69) | 10.38–83.07 | 36.71 (83.38) | 16.72–100.1 | 36.7 (89.72) | 10.38–100.1 | 0.534 |
Calcium (mmol/l) | 2.42 (1.50) | 1.23–2.73 | 2.38 (0.72) | 2.05–2.77 | 2.41 (1.54) | 1.23–2.77 | 0.168 |
Phosphate (mmol/l) | 1.17 (3.32) | 0.66–3.98 | 1.17 (2.58) | 0.82–3.40 | 1.13 (3.32) | 0.66–3.98 | 0.360 |