Table 3.

Hematological parameters at baseline and 72‐h postintervention

	All (n = 20)		Placebo group (n = 10)		Vitamin D group (n = 10)		Overall effect of time (pre to post)	Condition (vitamin D supplement vs. placebo)‐by‐time (pre to post) interaction
	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	Preintervention	Postintervention	P value	P value
WBC (103·μL)	6.15 ± 1.56	6.02 ± 1.46	6.03 ± 1.50	5.84 ± 1.47	6.27 ± 1.69	6.20 ± 1.51	0.643	0.166
RBC (103·μL)	4.88 ± 0.31	4.85 ± 0.54	4.79 ± 0.39	4.86 ± 0.71	4.97 ± 0.17	4.83 ± 0.33	0.604	0.808
Hb (g·dL)	14.4 ± 0.9	14.4 ± 1.6	14.2 ± 0.9	14.4 ± 2.0	14.7 ± 0.9	14.4 ± 1.2	0.870	0.255
Hct (%)	42.6 ± 2.3	42.0 ± 5.6	42.1 ± 2.7	43.0 ± 5.9	43.2 ± 1.8	41.1 ± 5.4	0.527	0.127
PLT (103·μL)	254 ± 60	256 ± 93	259 ± 64	255 ± 76	250 ± 57	256 ± 112	0.924	0.616
Neutrophils (109·L)	3.50 ± 1.30	3.27 ± 0.95	3.54 ± 1.43	3.31 ± 0.94	3.47 ± 1.25	3.23 ± 1.00	0.308	0.735
Lymphocytes (109·L)	1.91 ± 0.45	2.00 ± 0.52	1.82 ± 0.41	1.79 ± 0.46	2.00 ± 0.50	2.21 ± 0.51	0.115	0.030
Monocytes (109·L)	0.48 ± 0.10	0.53 ± 0.18	0.53 ± 0.12	0.53 ± 0.21	0.44 ± 0.06	0.52 ± 0.15	0.139	0.160
Eosinophils (109·L)	0.22 ± 0.18	0.19 ± 0.12	0.21 ± 0.10	0.18 ± 0.10	0.23 ± 0.25	0.20 ± 0.15	0.264	0.959
Basophiles (109·L)	0.03 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.256	0.366

Data are presented as means ± SD. WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; PLT, platelets.