Table 3.
Estimated level of vitamin D based on the model including the factors treatment and period, the covariate the baseline value and a random effect of person.
| Level in Serum | Treatment for Six Weeks with 10 µg of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitD3 | VitD2 | 25OH-D3 | p * | |
| 25OH-D3, nmol/L | 52.2 (48.3; 56.3) | 31.6 (29.3; 34.1) | 61.6 (57.1; 66.5) | <0.001 |
| 25OH-D2, nmol/L | 1.9 a (1.5; 2.3) | 11.6 (9.2; 14.5) | 1.9 a (1.5; 2.4) | <0.001 |
| Total 25OH-D, nmol/L | 54.4 (51.1; 58.0) | 43.5 (40.9; 46.4) | 63.8 (59.9; 67.9) | <0.001 |
| VitD3, nmol/L | 1.8 (1.3; 2.4) | 0.7 a (0.5; 0.9) | 0.6 a (0.5; 0.8) | <0.001 |
| VitD2, nmol/L | 0.04 (0.03; 0.05) | 0.22 (0.15; 0.32) | 0.02 (0.01; 0.03) | <0.001 |
| PTH, pmol/L | 2.0 a (1.7; 2.4) | 2.6 b (2.2; 3.0) | 2.2 ab (1.9; 2.6) | 0.035 |
| Calcium, nmol/L | 2.5 a (2.4; 2.5) | 2.5 a (2.4; 2.5) | 2.5 a (2.4; 2.5) | 0.958 |
* p-value is the overall treatment effect. Estimates sharing a letter in the same row are not significantly different at the 5% level.