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Table 4 25(OH) D, PTH, Osteocalcin and MMP-8 serum levels in Preterm Infants: change from baseline to 28 day and 4 month

From: Vitamin d deficiency with high parathyroid hormone levels is related to late onset SEPSIS among preterm infants

 

Baseline

At 28 days

At 4 months

25(OH) D (ng/ml)

17.97 ± 9.35

17.82 ± 6.34

33.95 ± 13.4ª,b

PTH (pg/mL)

49.1(84.68)

39.6(92.63)

26.5(24.23) a,b

Osteocalcin (ng/mL)

61(104.6)

98.05(58.8) a

110.34(64) a

MMP-8 (ng/mL))

500.8(70.3)

454.6(138.49)

1113(1338. 5) a,b

  1. PTH: Parathyroid hormone. MMP-8: Matrix metalloproteinase-8. Data are given as mean values ± standard deviation, and medians (interquartile range)
  2. a p < 0.05 value from baseline; b p < 0.05 value from 28 days
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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