Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics.

	Vitamin D Repletion Group (n=76)	Placebo Group (n = 75)	P value
Age (years)	48.4±11.3	47.4±12.8	0.45
% Women	45%	45%	0.94
% Black	45%	47%	0.80
25(OH)D (ng/ml)	13.4±5.3	14.1±5.7	0.45
Calcium (mg/dl)	9.0±0.3	9.1±0.4	0.06
PTH (pg/ml)	61±32	60±35	0.72
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)	189.3±33.4	184.2±38.0	0.31
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)	50.8±14.9	49.3±12.7	0.94
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)	116.6±29.0	111.8±34.0	0.18
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	109.5±62.8	115.8±54.2	0.15
Small LDL particles (nmol/l)	780±487	816±421	0.49
Total LDL particles (nmol/l)	1267±425	1267±387	0.89
Total HDL Particles (nmol/l)	30836±6837	31884±5992	0.18
Total VLDL Particles (nmol/l)	57.7±34.4	57.4±29.9	0.91
hs-CRP (mg/L)	6.0±6.3	6.0±6.8	0.60
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl)	105.6±32.3	105.3±28.8	0.81
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.0±0.2	1.0±0.2	0.47

Data is shown as mean values ± SD.