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

Table 2 25-hydroxyvitamin D categories in patients assessed for liver transplantation

	25-OHD (nmol/L)	Total number	Overt HE1 (n = 88)	No overt HE1 (n = 77)
Sufficient	> 75	2	0	2
Insufficient	50-75	27	6	21
Mildly deficient	25-50	87	46	41
Moderately deficient	12.5-25	42	30a	12a
Severely deficient	< 12.5	7	6	1

^aP < 0.05.

¹Unless otherwise indicated there were no significant differences between the overt HE and no-overt HE groups. 25-OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.