Table 4 Correlation between 25-OH-vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus and studied variables among the thalassemic group
From: Assessment of serum vitamin D levels in Egyptian children with beta-thalassemia major
Variable (no. = 55) | 25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml) | Ca (mg/dl) | Ph (mg/dl) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | |
25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml) | 1.00 | |||||
Ca (mg/dl) | − 0.19 | 0.16 | 1.00 | |||
Ph (mg/dl) | − 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 1.00 | |
Age (years) | 0.07 | 0.60 | − 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.73 |
Weight (kg) | 0.11 | 0.41 | − 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
Height (cm) | 0.09 | 0.50 | − 0.18 | 0.18 | − 0.01 | 0.91 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.05 | 0.73 | − 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.002 | 0.99 |
Liver span (cm) | 0.16 | 0.24 | − 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.63 |
Spleen length (cm) | − 0.01 | 0.95 | − 0.12 | 0.41 | − 0.06 | 0.69 |
Age of start (months) | 0.05 | 0.69 | − 0.12 | 0.37 | − 0.05 | 0.71 |
Rate/week | 0.05 | 0.70 | 0.01 | 0.94 | 0.03 | 0.83 |
ALT (U/l) | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.52 | − 0.04 | 0.78 |
AST (U/l) | 0.11 | 0.42 | − 0.05 | 0.74 | − 0.12 | 0.36 |
HB (g/dl) | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.84 | − 0.06 | 0.63 |
MCV (fl) | 0.03 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 0.94 | − 0.20 | 0.14 |
MCH (Pg) | − 0.04 | 0.75 | − 0.03 | 0.85 | − 0.06 | 0.65 |
MCHC (g/dl) | − 0.005 | 0.97 | − 0.10 | 0.46 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
WBCs (103/μl) | − 0.11 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.18 | − 0.20 | 0.15 |
Platelets (103/μl) | − 0.02 | 0.87 | − 0.03 | 0.84 | 0.15 | 0.27 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 0.06 | 0.65 | − 0.008 | 0.95 | − 0.05 | 0.71 |
Alkaline phosphatase | − 0.004 | 0.97 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.33 |