TABLE 2.

Twelve-week change (Δ) in selected metabolic parameters¹

	Placebo (n = 50)	Ergocalciferol (n = 40)	P value
Δ BMI, kg/m2	0.0 ± 0.8	0.3 ± 0.6	0.08
Δ Waist-to-hip ratio	−0.01 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.05	0.26
Δ Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	−1 ± 11	−1 ± 7	0.87
Δ Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	0 ± 8	−1 ± 8	0.38
Δ Total cholesterol, mg/dL	2 ± 25	6 ± 21	0.38
Δ HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	−3 ± 10	−1 ± 6	0.21
Δ LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	5 ± 20	8 ± 17	0.50
Δ Triglycerides, mg/dL	1 ± 35	−3 ± 37	0.64

¹Values are means ± SDs of baseline values subtracted from week 12 values. P values were calculated by t test.