Table 7.

Vitamin D supplementation in children with end stage renal disease (ESRD) [48]

Age	25(OH)D level (nmoI/L)	Daily dose	Monitoring
Intensive replacement therapy
< 1 year	< 12	600 IU/day	Serum Ca and urinary Ca levels at 1–3 months. 25(OH)D after 3 months
> 1 year	12–50	8000 IU/day	Serum Ca and urinary Ca levels at 1–3 months. 25(OH)D after 3 months
	50–75	4000 IU/day	Serum Ca and urinary Ca levels at 1–3 months. 25(OH)D after 3 months
Maintenance therapy
< 1 year	> 75	400 IU/day	25(OH)D level at 6–12 months
> 1 year	> 75	1000/2000 IU/day (more in advanced CKD)	25(OH)D level at 6–12 months