Table 2 Comparison of levator ani muscle strength, hand grip muscle strength, Vitamin D, and VDR before and after Vitamin D supplementation.

From: Effect of Vitamin D analog supplementation on levator ani strength and plasma Vitamin D receptor expression in uterine prolapse patients

Variable

Before supplementation

After supplementation

p value

Levator ani muscle strength

10.00 ± 3.64

19.68 ± 3.70

0.001*

Hand grip muscle strength

15.39 ± 3.36

23.87 ± 3.81

0.001*

Vitamin D

8.90 (6.20–16.80)

10.90 (7.40–26.50)

0.001**

VDR

0.05 (0.01–0.17)

0.10 (0.05–1.10)

0.001**

  1. *Dependent t test.
  2. **Wilcoxon test.
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