Table 3.

Baseline and Final Ratio of VDR-Positive Myonuclei to Total Myonuclei in the 2 Groups (n = 8 in Placebo; n = 6 in Vitamin D Group)

	Baseline Ratio Mean ± SD	Final Ratio Mean ± SD
Total (type I + II fibers)
Placebo	0.60 ± 0.03	0.65 ± 0.11
Vitamin D3	0.61 ± 0.04	0.79 ± 0.03
P value	.581	.012
Type I fibers
Placebo	0.65 ± 0.07	0.69 ± 0.15
Vitamin D3a	0.66 ± 0.12	0.80 ± 0.05
P value	.816	.149
Type II fibers
Placebo	0.56 ± 0.07	0.56 ± 0.14
Vitamin D3a	0.52 ± 0.04	0.73 ± 0.09
P value	.380	.030

^aOne subject did not have adequate ×400 digital images with fiber type staining and was not included.