The effects of two vitamin D regimens on ulcerative colitis activity index, quality of life and oxidant/anti-oxidant status

Table 1 The duration of the disease and individual characteristics of the patients participated in two groups receiving high and low doses of vitamin D before intervention *

Variables	Low dose group N = 22	High dose group N = 24	P-value
Gender (n(%))			1^a
Men	11 (50)	13 (54.2)
Women	11 (50)	11 (45.8)
Age (years)	39.72 ± 15.56	34 ± 12.48	0.174^b
Men	35.00 ± 14.89	33.31 ± 14.62	0.782^b**
Women	44.45 ± 15.41	34.82 ± 10.02	0.098^b**
Duration of disease (years)	7.18 ± 1.15	4.04 ± 0.97	0.083^b
Men	6.18 ± 2.18	4.07 ± 1.39	0.408^b**
Women	8.18 ± 2.15	4.01 ± 1.42	0.122^b**
Extension of Disease (n (%))			0.97^a
Proctitis	7 (32)	7 (30)
Left side	14 (63)	16 (66)
Pancolitis	1 (4)	1 (4)

*The values for age and duration of the disease are reported as mean ± SD and the others reported as number (percentages)
^**Variables test between the two groups separated by gender
^aFisher’s Exact Test
^bStudent’s t-test

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