Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Participants

Characteristics	Treatment group
	Placebo n=24	Vitamin D n=23	pa
Demographics
Age, y	46.3(9.5)	47.7(8.0)	0.6
Ethnicity,%
Arab	54	43.5
Fars	46	56.5	0.46
Breast cancer Stage, %
I	33	27
II	42	43
III	25	30	0.50
Menopaused,%
Yes	38	65
No	62	35	0.80
Anthropometric
BMI	29.2±6.3	30.2±5.4	0.59
Waist circumference	103.5±12.5	109±11.2	0.12
Mean dietary intakes
Total energy intake, kcal/d	1,796±528	1,848±821	0.59
Total fat, g/d	67±32	70 ±32	0.59
Dietary calcium, mg/d	618±308	843±526	0.41
Dietary fiber, g/d	15±7	18±9	0.97

Data are given as means±SD unless specified.;

^aChi square test was used for categorical variables. Independent t-test was used for continuous variables; NO significant differences were found between the groups.