Table 2.

The results (mean, maximum, minimum and p-values) of the investigations following 3 months of treatment compared with the results at baseline.

	Baseline				Following 3 mos of treatment				Difference of	Significance
	Mean	Min.	Max.	n	Mean	Min.	Max.	n	the means	P-value
25(OH)D (nmol/L)	20.0	10	38	21	61.3	36	119	19	41.3	<0.001
PTH (nmol/L)	80.4	22	175	21	47.3	18	110	21	−33.1	0.004
Rated pain in VAS (cm)	5.7	2	10	19	3.2	0	7	18	−2.5	0.005
Chair stand test (s)	23.4	12	37	21	19.7	11	29	20	−3.7	<0.001
Bone tenderness (kPa)	567.7	210	876	17	542.5	239	882	0	−25.2	0.470

VAS, visual analogue scale; PTH, parathyroid hormone; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.