Table 2.
Baseline | Six Months | Twelve Months | |
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IL-6 (1.3-6.8 pg/ml) P = 0.67 | |||
Placebo | 3.2 ± 2.0 | 2.9 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 2.0 |
Vitamin D | 3.4 ± 2.0 | 3.3 ± 1.9 | 3.7 ± 2.4 |
TNF-α (0-3.8 pg/ml) P = 0.43 | |||
Placebo | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
Vitamin D | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
hsCRP (1.6-3.0 mg/l) P = 0.43 | |||
Placebo | 5.6 ± 2.7 | 5.9 ± 2.9 | 5.6 ± 2.9 |
Vitamin D | 5.6 ± 2.4 | 5.6 ± 2.5 | 5.8 ± 2.9 |
PAI-1 (320-8560 pg/ml) P = 0.14 | |||
Placebo | 3700 ± 1800 | 3460 ± 1800 | 3230 ± 1740 |
Vitamin D | 3010 ± 1800 | 3120 ± 1400 | 3030 ± 1470 |
IGF-1 (60-298 ng/ml) P = 0.88 | |||
Placebo | 224 ± 120 | ND | 207 ± 130 |
Vitamin D | 221 ± 96 | ND | 210 ± 120 |
Units and normal ranges are provided in parentheses; values are means ± SD; ND – not done