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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Differential effects of vitamin D2 and D3 supplements on 25-hydroxyvitamin D level are dose, sex, and time dependent: a randomized controlled trial

 

D2

daily

D3

daily

D2/D3 daily

D2

2-weekly

D3

2-weekly

D2

4-weekly

D3

4-weekly

Placebo

daily

Number

28

31

33

26

30

27

25

29

35

34

35

32

35

33

32

33

Age, year

34.4 (10.2)

34.5 (9.7)

33.1 (6.8)

31.5 (6.1)

33.5 (10.5)

32.3 (7.2)

32.6 (8.5)

32.8 (7.3)

34.7 (9.4)

33.7 (9.7)

32.8 (7.1)

31.5 (7.8)

33.4 (10.5)

33.5 (8.0)

31.4 (8.1)

32.4 (7.3)

Male, number (%)

13 (46)

13 (42)

15 (45)

12 (46)

13 (43)

11 (41)

10 (40)

13 (45)

14 (40)

14 (41)

14 (40)

14 (44)

14 (40)

13 (39)

14 (44)

13 (39)

BMI, kg/m2

24.6 (2.9)

26.1 (5.1)

26.2 (3.8)

24.1 (4.0)

24.8 (5.1)

25.3 (5.2)

25.6 (3.4)

23.9 (4.3)

25.3 (3.3)

25.9 (4.9)

26.0 (3.6)

24.3 (3.9)

24.8 (4.7)

25.4 (4.8)

25.9 (3.7)

24.1 (4.4)

Sun exposure, hour/week

2.0 (2.2)

2.2 (2.1)

2.3 (2.3)

2.3 (2.7)

3.0 (2.9)

2.5 (2.5)

3.2 (3.1)

2.3 (2.3)

2.3 (2.6)

2.2 (2.0)

2.3 (2.3)

2.7 (3.0)

2.8 (2.7)

2.4 (2.5)

3.1 (3.0)

2.2 (2.2)

Serum 25(OH)D, nmol/L

39.5 (12.2)

41.3 (10.7)

40.7 (14.5)

38.2 (10.5)

39.5 (12.5)

40.9 (12.0)

40.9 (12.2)

42.9 (10.2)

38.8 (12.1)

40.9 (10.3)

40.8 (14.5)

37.6 (10.5)

39.4 (13.0)

39.5 (12.7)

39.4 (12.3)

41.8 (10.3)

Serum 25(OH)D3, nmol/L

39.1 (12.1)

41.3 (10.7)

38.0 (12.1)

38.2 (10.5)

38.0 (11.5)

40.4 (12.2)

40.9 (12.2)

42.9(10.2)

37.2 (12.3)

40.3 (10.9)

37.8 (12.3)

37.6 (10.5)

38.2 (12.2)

38.7 (12.8)

39.4 (12.3)

41.8 (10.3)

Urinary calcium/creatinine, mol/mol

0.30 (0.19)

0.39 (0.21)

0.32 (0.22)

0.33 (0.19)

0.37 (0.26)

0.42 (0.24)

0.32 (0.20)

0.40 (0.24)

0.34 (0.23)

0.39 (0.20)

0.29 (0.17)

0.32 (0.18)

0.37 (0.26)

0.38 (0.24)

0.31 (0.20)

0.38 (0.23)

Urinary phosphate, creatinine, mol/mol

1.69 (0.80)

1.83 (1.02)

1.57 (0.91)

1.70 (0.67)

1.75 (0.76)

2.08 (1.74)

1.47 (0.78)

1.79 (1.06)

1.66 (0.83)

1.79 (1.01)

1.53 (0.78)

1.62 (0.66)

1.81 (0.74)

2.00 (1.59)

1.60 (1.18)

1.68 (1.04)

  1. Data are means (SD), unless indicated otherwise. The first raw of each entry describes the 229 participants who completed the study; the second raw describes the entire cohort of 269 participants. BMI, body mass index. 25(OH)D, total 25-hydroxyvitamin D. 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3