Vitamin D deficiency: Correlation to interleukin-17, interleukin-23 and PIIINP in hepatitis C virus genotype 4

Table 2 Vitamin D, its active form, interleukin-17, interleukin-23, N-terminal propeptide of type III pro-collagen and viral load in male and female subgroups of hepatitis C virus-infected patients

Item	Male group(n = 36)	Female group(n = 14)	P value
Vit D (ng/mL)	10.30 ± 2.12	10.00 ± 2.60	1.00
Active Vit D (ng/mL)	12.10 ± 2.80	12.40 ± 2.60	0.96
Viral load (IU/mL)	198.00 ± 38.10	199.00 ± 31.10	0.93
IL-17 (ng/mL)	133.80 ± 32.50	134.90 ± 32.60	0.90
IL-23 (ng/mL)	241.00 ± 28.10	243.00 ± 26.50	0.92
PIIINP (μg/L)	226.57 ± 346.54	227.94 ± 36.45	0.90

Values shown are means ± SD of data for both male and female hepatitis C virus-infected subjects. Values shown include group Ic (liver cirrhosis) and Id (hepatocellular carcinoma) subjects. Significant difference is determined at P < 0.05. IL: Interleukin; Vit: Vitamin.