Table 1.

Baseline body weight, 25(OH)D concentration, and average food intake

	VDS	VDD	P
Whole-body weight (g)	19.3 ± 1.3	18.8 ± 1.4	0.774
25(OH)D (nmol/L)	73.5 ± 11.5	72.0 ± 10.8	0.904
Average daily intake (wk 1; g)	2.6 ± 0.2	2.7 ± 0.2	0.730
Average daily intake (wk 8; g)	2.9 ± 0.3	3.0 ± 0.2	0.748

VDD, Vitamin D-deficient; VDS, vitamin D-sufficient

Data are given as means ± SEM. P values represent comparison of dietary groups by using the Student t test.