Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| Total (n = 24) | Allocated Sequences | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A➔B➔C (n = 8) | B➔C➔A (n = 8) | C➔A➔B (n = 8) | ||
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Age (years) | 56.2 (4.5) | 55.9 (4.7) | 57.3 (5.1) | 55.4 (3.9) |
| Years after menopause | 6.6 (4.1) | 4.8 (3.4) | 9.2 (5.1) | 5.8 (2.6) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| White (Eastern European) | 3 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) |
| White (Western European) | 20 (83.3) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (100) | 6 (75.0) |
| Southeast Asian | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) |
| Weight (kg) | 62.0 (6.2) | 62.0 (4.7) | 62.0 (5.2) | 62.1 (8.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 (2.1) | 23.7 (2.3) | 24.2 (2.3) | 24.0 (2.0) |
| 25(OH)D (mmol/L) | 91.6 (22.7) | 90.1 (23.9) | 95.4 (21.6) | 89.4 (25.1) |
| PTH (pmol/L) | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.6 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.9) | 4.2 (1.4) |
A = calcium-carrying Lactobacillus (Ca-LAB); B = calcium citrate; C = calcium-carrying Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Ca-SC).
Data are expressed as mean (SD) unless otherwise noted.