[Table/Fig-3]:

Comparison of baseline mean vitamin D, calcium, PO₄, ALP among supplement/Intervention group (A); placebo (B); and healthy control (C) groups.

Baseline variable	A	B	C
	Mean ± SE	Mean ± SE	Mean ± SE	p value*
Vitamin D (ng/dl)	23.59 ± 6.08	28.85 ± 5.52	27.69 ± 2.94	0.741
Calcium (mg/dl)	9.16 ± 0.23	9.11 ± 0.29	11.14 ± 0.22	<0.001
PO4 (mg/dl)	5.49 ± 0.43	6.11 ± 0.35	5.55 ± 0.37	0.457
ALP (IU/L)	134.78 ± 16.85	139.81 ± 17.37	192.68 ± 18.40	0.043
BMD (g/cm2)	0.434 ± 0.025	0.405 ± 0.023	Not done in healthy controls	0.384

*p value among group comparison BMD Bone Mineral Density.