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Table 3 Cognitive functions and oxidative stress parameters among children with idiopathic short stature subgroups with and without vitamin D deficiency

From: Effect of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and antioxidant capacity level on cognitive function parameters of children with idiopathic short stature

Variable (mean ± SD)

ISS with vitamin D deficiency (N = 50)

ISS without vitamin D deficiency (N = 10)

P value

Non-verbal IQ

97.54 ± 9.36

104.33 ± 2.73

0.0275*

Verbal IQ

103.54 ± 8.57

107.67 ± 6.71

0.156

Full-scale IQ

101.08 ± 7.71

106.33 ± 4.50

0.0425*

Fluid reasoning

98.67 ± 11.77

102.67 ± 2.25

0.2918

Knowledge

99.92 ± 7.97

106.67 ± 5.68

0.0136*

Quantitative reasoning

104.54 ± 7.47

111.33 ± 5.09

0.0081*

Visuospatial

100.54 ± 8.22

107 ± 3.22

0.0180*

Working memory

98.5 ± 8.99

101.67 ± 7.6

0.3021

TAC (mmol/L)

1.36 ± 0.57

2.025 ± 0.47

0.001**

TOS (μmol/L)

0.3 ± 0.15

0.4 ± 0.27

0.1

OSI

21.26 ± 11.65

20.53 ± 14.7

0.86

  1. ISS idiopathic short stature, IQ intelligence quotient, TAC total antioxidant capacity, TOS total oxidant status, OSI oxidative stress index
  2. *P value < 0.05
  3. **P value < 0.001