Retrospective Study of Serum Vitamin D Levels and Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in 222 Children and Adolescents Aged 6-18 Years With Obesity

27 April 2026 : Clinical Research

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^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Yavuz Özer

^{ABE 2}, Yeliz Kaşko Arıcı

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952489

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952489

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Table 3 Pubertal status according to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) status.

		Obesity without MAFLD		Obesity with MAFLD		Total		P
		n	%	n	%	n	%	P
Puberty	No	11	12.6	20	14.8	31	14.0	0.649^a
	Yes	76	87.4	115	85.2	191	86.0
	Total	87	100.0	135	100.0	222	100.0
Puberty stage	1	11	12.6	20	14.8	31	14.0	0.292^a
	2	17	19.5	22	16.3	39	17.6
	3	18	20.7	15	11.1	33	14.9
	4	21	24.1	42	31.1	63	28.4
	5	20	23.0	36	26.7	56	25.2
	Total	87	100.0	135	100.0	222	100.0
25(OH)D, ng/mL	Deficiency (<12 ng/mL)	15	26.8	34	37.0	49	33.1	0.225^a
	Insufficiency (12–20 ng/mL)	28	50.0	33	35.9	61	41.2
	Normal (>20 ng/mL)	13	23.2	25	27.2	38	25.7
	Total	56	100.0	92	100.0	148	100.0
^a Chi-square test.

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