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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2015 May;175(5):745–754. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0237

Table 1.

Trial Level Results of Meta-analysis

Variable No. of Trials No. of Patients Effect Size (95% CI), mm Hg P Value I2, % Between-Group P Value
Systolic Blood Pressure
Overall 46 4541   0.0 (−0.8 to 0.8) .97 21 NA
Mean baseline SBP >140 mm Hg 16 1361 −0.7 (−3.2 to 1.7) .55 38 .54
Mean baseline SBP ≤140 mm Hg 30 3180   0.1 (−0.6 to 0.9) .77 11
Vitamin D2 and D3 supplements 38 4058   0.0 (−0.9 to 0.9) .97 26 NA
1-α-Hydroxylated vitamin D derivatives   5   191 −1.6 (−6.3 to 7.1) .50   4 .64
Paricalcitol   3   292   1.4 (−3.3 to 6.1) .56   0 .57
Mean baseline 25OHD level ≤20 ng/mL 27 2555 −0.7 (−2.2 to 0.7) .31 38 .31
Mean baseline 25OHD level >20 ng/mL 13 1723   0.1 (−0.4 to 0.6) .75   0
Daily dosing 16 1522 −0.7 (−2.5 to 1.0) .41 24 NA
Weekly/fortnightly dosing   8 1303   1.3 (−0.1 to 2.6) .07   0 .07
Monthly or less frequent dosing 14 1216 −0.2 (−1.6 to 1.2) .76 28 .66
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Overall 45 4434 −0.1 (−0.6 to 0.5) .84 20 NA
Mean baseline SBP >140 mm Hg 14 1074 −0.4 (−2.1 to 1.3) .61 55 .65
Mean baseline SBP ≤140 mm Hg 30 3180   0.0 (−0.4 to 0.3) .85   0
Vitamins D2 and D3 supplements 37 3951   0.1 (−0.3 to 0.5) .65   4 NA
1-α-Hydroxylated vitamin D derivatives   5   191 −3.5 (−6.8 to −0.1) .04 54 .04
Paricalcitol   2   112 −1.0 (−3.9 to 1.9) .50   0 .46
Mean baseline 25OHD level ≤20 ng/mL 26 2375   0.2 (−0.5 to 1.0) .54 17 .50
Mean baseline 25OHD level >20 ng/mL 12 1616 −0.1 (−0.5 to 0.4) .69   0
Daily dosing 16 1466 −0.5 (−1.5 to 0.4) .26 23 NA
Weekly/fortnightly dosing   8 1303   0.6 (−0.4 to 1.5) .23   0 .11
Monthly or less frequent dosing 14 1213   0.0 (−0.4 to 0.5) .84   0 .35

Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; NA, not applicable; 25OHD, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

SI conversion factor: To convert 25OHD to nanomoles per liter, multiply by 2.496.