Fig. 2From: Evaluation of the vitamin D and biomedical statuses of young children with β-thalassemia major at a single center in southern ChinaEvaluation of bone metabolism in patients with β-thalassemia major. Serum biomarkers of bone metabolism, including 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25(OH)D3), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and parathyroid hormone (PTH), were compared between patients ≥5 and < 5 years old (**p < 0.01, 34.25 ± 11.06 vs. 23.05 ± 9.95 ng/ml, Mann-Whitney U test)Back to article page