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. 2023 Apr 26;14:49. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_505_20

Table 4.

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on body weight, food intake, and vitamin D intake in high-fat diet fed rats

Variable Groups P

Control (n=8) Vitamin D (n=8)
Baseline body weight (g)# 592.12 (42.10) 591.5 (49.52) 0.979*
Final body weight (g)# 588.25 (37.61) 550.62 (38.12) 0.067*
P** 0.183 0.002
Baseline Food intake (g/day)# 16.91 (1.05) 16.73 (1.10) 0.754*
Final Food intake (g/day)## 15.71 (15.13-16.60) 14.68 (13.99-14.74) 0.005***
P**** 0.093 0.012
Baseline Vitamin D intake (IU/day)# 16.91 (1.05) 16.73 (1.1) 0.754*
Final Vitamin D intake (IU/day)## 15.71 (15.13-16.60) 88.11 (83.95-88.46) 0.001***

*Independent-Samples T-Test, **Paired-Samples T Test, ***Mann-Whitney U, ****Wilcoxon, #Mean (SD), ##Median (Q1-Q3)