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Table 3 Comparison of musculoskeletal pain, gestational diabetes mellitus and abortion between study groups

From: Effects of vitamin D on insulin resistance and fasting blood glucose in pregnant women with insufficient or deficient vitamin D: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Variable

Vitamin D group

Placebo Group

P-value

 

Yes (Number/Percent)

Yes

(Number/Percent)

 

Knee pain

   

Before intervention

15 (34.9)

15 (34.1)

0.938‡

After intervention

6 (14.0)

14 (35.0)

0.025‡

Ankle pain

   

Before intervention

7 (16.3)

6 (13.6)

0.730‡

After intervention

2 (4.7)

15 (37.5)

< 0.001‡

Leg pain

   

Before intervention

15 (34.9)

11 (25.0)

0.314‡

After intervention

3 (7.0)

29 (72.5)

< 0.001‡

Gestational diabetes incidence

1 (2.56)

4 (11.42)

0.180§

Abortion incidence

0

3 (6.81)

1.000§

  1. ‡ Chi-Square; § Fishers Exact Test