Relationship between vitamin D and IL-23, IL-17 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 as markers of fibrosis in hepatitis C virus Egyptians

Table 3 Differences between male and female subgroups of the hepatitis C virus infected patients

Item	Male group (n = 27)	Female group (n = 23)	P value
Vit D (ng/mL)	15.0 ± 5.12910	15.0 ± 5.6	1
Active vit D (ng/mL)	16.6 ± 4.5	16.6 ± 5.3	0.96
Viral load (IU/mL)	126.8 ± 98.6	129.3 ± 102.6	0.93
IL-23 (ng/mL)	152.4 ± 96.6	156.1 ± 101.3	0.92
IL-17 (ng/mL)	69.8 ± 69.2	71.9 ± 77.6	0.9
MCP-1 (ng/mL)	1575.7 ± 765.4	1589.4 ± 844.5	0.9

Vit: Vitamin; IL: Interleukin; MCP-1: Macrophage chemoattractant protein-1.