Vitamin D deficiency in Scheuermann’s disease is associated with increased adverse outcomes

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Table 4

Subgroup analysis of adverse outcomes in matched patients with Scheuermann’s disease and recorded vitamin D levels^a.

	Vitamin D deficiency		No vitamin D deficiency
Outcome	n	%	n	%	P	OR	Odds CI
Pain	74	7.21	36	3.465	<0.0001*	2.106	2.016–2.199
Major depressive disorder	278	27.13	149	16.32	<0.0001*	2.186	2.139–2.235
Suicide attempt	11	1.048	3	0.342	<0.0001*	2.966	2.611–3.369
Emergency department visit	402	39.311	342	37.98	0.0246*	1.291	1.270–1.313
Hospital admission	126	12.359	84	8.912	0.0011*	1.567	1.519–1.616
Surgical procedures	32	3.147	63	8.004	0.008*	0.489	0.464–0.514

CI: confidence interval, OR: odds ratio, P: p-value.

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