Vitamin D status and viral response to therapy in hepatitis C infected children

Table 2 Mean ± SD values of laboratory parameters in the studied groups and control

	Group A	Group B	Total	Control (n = 28)	P value
	(n = 31)	(n = 29)	(n = 60)
ALT (IU/L)	75.46 ± 18.18	87.96 ± 14.11	81.71 ± 18.25	21.35 ± 6.21	0.148
AST (IU/L)	75.5 ± 24.95	104 ± 11.204	89.75 ± 23.41	35.74 ± 4.92	0.24
Calcium (mg/dL)	6.733 ± 1.52	6.657 ± 1.24	6.69 ± 1.38	8.2 ± 0.91	0.83
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	4.24 ± 0.42	4.21 ± 0.39	4.25 ± 0.41	3.1 ± 0.65	0.68
Alkaline phos (IU/L)	140.97 ± 10.98	99.12 ± 24.94	120.05 ± 27.66	78.48 ± 21.10	0.20
HCV RNA (IU/mL)	1393290 ± 52580	967371 ± 56534	1180334 ± 79910	10.21 ± 0.74	0.0011
Vitamin D (nmol/L)	65.26 ± 22.71	57.9 ± 16.17	61.58 ± 17.05	98.31 ± 3.50	0.051
PTH (pg/mL)	179.10 ± 10.25	188.03 ± 14.96	186.56 ± 25.67	65.71 ± 12.05	0.011

¹Significance total vs control. No significant difference between group A and B. AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; PTH: Parathormone.