Variable

Allergic Rhinitis

Group n = 46

Control Group

N = 30

p-value

1. 25(OH)D level

0.008^*

Very severe Deficiency (<5 ng/ml)

3

11

Severe Deficiency (5 - 10 ng/ml)

29

14

Deficiency (11 - 19 ng/ml)

11

5

Insufficiency (20 - 30 ng/ml)

2

0

Normal (30 - 50 ng/ml)

1

0

(SD)

9.8 (5.6)

6.9 (2.9)

Median

8.4

6.3

Range

2.7 - 30.7

2.3 - 13.4

2. Age (yrs)

0.003*

(SD)

28.3 (6.0)

34.1 (8.7)

Median

28

33

Range

20 - 40

21 - 59

3. BMI (kg/m²)

0.069**

(SD)

24.6 (4.1)

23.0 (2.9)

Median

24.5

22.6

Range

14.9 - 35.8

17.8 - 30.2