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Table 4 Percentage of patients that reach target serum 25 OH vitamin level based on treatment duration and replacement style

From: The effects of single high-dose or daily low-dosage oral colecalciferol treatment on vitamin D levels and muscle strength in postmenopausal women

 

Daily dose group

Single dose group

p

4th week Vitamin D < 20

Vitamin D ≥ 20

23 (% 74.2)

6 (% 19.4)

0 (% 0)

29 (% 96.7)

< 0.001

4th week Vitamin D < 30

Vitamin D ≥ 30

28 (% 90.3)

1 (% 3.2)

10 (33.3%)

19 (63.3%)

< 0.001

12th week Vitamin D < 20

Vitamin D ≥ 20

12 (38.7%)

14 (45,2%)

8 (26.7%)

19 (63.3%)

0.360

12th week Vitamin D < 30

Vitamin D ≥ 30

24 (77.4%)

2 (6.5%)

25 (83.3%)

2 (6.7%)

0.775