Table 2 Mean, standard deviation, confidence intervals, and p-values for the study outcomes for the treatment and placebo group

Corrected Serum Calcium (mmol/L)

1

2.34 (0.06)

2.34 (0.10)

−0.03 (−0.0662, − 0.0035)

p = 0.0336

2

2.31 (0.10)

2.34 (0.10)

3

2.30 (0.07)

2.33 (0.07)

TSH (mU/L)

1

2.12 (1.27)

2.36 (1.19)

−0.27 (−0.8467, 0.3029)

p = 0.3582

2

5.86 (18.70)

2.30 (1.29)

3

1.89 (1.19)

2.34 (1.23)

LDL (mmol/L)

1

2.60 (0.67)

2.98 (0.99)

−1.07 (−1.3793, −0.7661)

p = 4.85 × 10⁻⁹

2

1.76 (0.60)

3.05 (1.01)

3

1.69 (0.79)

3.07 (0.98)