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. 2014 Oct 8;9(10):e109998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109998

Table 2. Laboratory parameters of bone and mineral metabolism and activated Vitamin D requirements.

Treatment Control P-value*
Baseline 12 Months Baseline 12 Months
25OH-D,** ng/mL (median, [IQR]) 13.5 [9.8, 20.9] 40.9 [32.2, 45.5] 13.0 [10.9, 20.4] 15.8 [9.5, 19.5] <0.001
PTH, pg/mL 465.0 (360.5) 555.9 (436.6) 434.3 (380.7) 637.4 (645.5) 0.35
Calcium, mg/dL 9.2 (0.6) 9.0 (0.7) 8.8 (1.0) 9.0 (1.0) 0.09
Phosphorus, mg/dL 5.8 (1.2) 5.3 (1.4) 5.4 (1.8) 5.1 (1.4) 0.95
Activated Vitamin D dose, mcg/treatment (median, [IQR]) 4.0 [0, 9.1] 4.0 [2.5, 5.0] 3.5 [0, 5.6] 5.0 [2.3, 7.5] 0.22

Mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.

*p-values for comparison of change from baseline to 12 months between groups (treatment vs control).

**n = 41 in treatment group and 27 in control group.