Table 4.

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) Doses Required to Achieve or Maintain Sufficient VD Level at 30 d after Transplantation

Cohort	Insufficient VD Pretransplantation, IU/kg/d, median (range)	Sufficient VD Pretransplantation, IU/kg/d, median (range)
Cohort 1 (n = 35)
Insufficient VD post-transplantation	188 (42–199); n = 10	157 (94–218); n = 10
Sufficient VD post-transplantation	218 (114–402); n = 8	133 (44–173); n = 7
Cohort 2 (n = 25)
Insufficient VD post-transplantation	266 (63–484); n = 4	260 (160–600); n = 5
Sufficient VD post-transplantation	330 (255–418); n = 8	259 (71–375); n = 8