Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease

Figure 3 Disease severity, overt hepatic encephalopathy and vitamin D levels. A: Patients with overt HE have significantly higher MELD than patients without overt HE; B: 25-OHD levels measured by Diasorin-RIA and HE. Patients with overt HE have significantly lower 25-OHD levels than those without overt HE. 25-OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; MELD: Model for end stage liver disease.