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. 2013 Aug 29;2:e29. doi: 10.1017/jns.2013.22

Table 5.

Metabolic syndrome markers pre- and post-intervention in the vitamin D3 and placebo capsule groups

(Mean values and standard deviations)

Vitamin D3 capsules Placebo capsules
Pre Post Pre Post
Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd P*
Systolic BP (mmHg) 119 12 115 11 113 13 117 13 0·073
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 85 11 80 10 78 8 79 9 0·507
HR (bpm) 76 14 73 13 71 9 69 10 0·583
Glucose (mmol/l) 5·92 0·43 5·68 0·43 5·76 0·48 5·59 0·46 0·830
Insulin (µIU/ml) 4·57 2·35 4·23 2·99 4·32 3·59 3·17 1·63 0·081
HOMA-IR 1·21 0·63 1·09 0·81 1·14 1·05 0·80 0·44 0·064
C-peptide (ng/ml) 1·39 1·05 1·33 0·91 1·46 1·18 1·01 0·70 0·020
TAG (mmol/l) 1·30 0·69 1·24 0·72 1·07 0·43 0·95 0·39 0·153
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 5·66 1·12 5·43 1·24 6·47 1·16 6·06 1·40 0·496
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 1·57 0·33 1·51 0·35 1·81 0·63 1·76 0·66 0·957
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 3·57 0·48 3·73 0·60 4·08 0·48 4·12 0·42 0·736
NEFA (mmol/l) 0·62 0·27 0·58 0·21 0·51 0·19 0·49 0·19 0·650
PTH (pg/ml) 59·9 25·3 54·0 20·1 54·5 25·8 57·0 21·3 0·588
Corrected Ca (mmol/l) 2·31 0·09 2·31 0·09 2·34 0·10 2·36 0·12 0·178
Adiponectin (µg/ml) 6·23 2·96 5·73 2·12 7·28 2·93 6·98 2·68 0·528
Ferritin (ng/ml) 68·4 47·0 63·5 46·6 70·0 47·9 64·4 46·0 0·712
Leptin (ng/ml) 2·21 2·12 2·51 2·99 1·70 1·35 1·81 1·44 0·466
Resistin (ng/ml) 3·34 0·96 3·24 0·90 3·40 1·94 3·59 1·44 0·326
hsCRP (mg/l) 1·92 1·61 2·08 2·44 1·54 2·18 1·68 1·94 0·434
TNFα (pg/ml) 4·59 1·14 4·24 1·02 4·85 1·49 4·40 1·59 0·970
IL-6 (pg/ml) 1·06 1·30 0·83 0·71 1·12 1·28 1·65 2·94 0·536
PAI-1 (ng/ml) 15·29 5·62 14·19 6·26 14·35 5·80 11·09 4·51 0·082

BP, blood pressure; HR, heart rate; bpm, beats per min; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment of insulin resistance; PTH, parathyroid hormone; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.

* P values are based on analysis of group effect for post values adjusted for baseline values, sex, age and BMI (P < 0·05).