Table 3. Baseline and 12-week values according to treatment .
| Variable | Vitamin D-Iron (n=35) | Vitamin D-Placebo (n=39) | p for changes | ||||
| Baseline | 12 weeks | Change | Baseline | 12 weeks | Change | ||
| BMI, kg/m2: mean (95% CI) | 28.14 (25.83, 30.46) | 27.92 (25.56, 30.28) | -0.22 (-0.57, +0.12) | 28.29 (26.62, 29.96) | 28.15 (26.40, 29.90) | -0.14 (-0.65, +0.37) | 0.752† |
| BDI total score, median (IQR) | 12.0 (4.5-20.0) | 7.0 (1.5-12.0)* | -4 (-1,-9) | 8.0 (4.0-14.0) | 4.0 (1.0-9.0)* | -3 (-1,-6) | 0.586‡ |
| BDI (1-13) score, medi-an (IQR) | 7.0 (2.5-14.5) | 4.0 (1.0-9.0)* | -1 (+4, 0) | 6.0 (3.0-8.0) | 3.0 (1.0-6.0)* | -1 (+3, 0) | 0.396‡ |
| BDI (14-21) score, me-dian (IQR) | 4.0 (1.0-7.5) | 2.0 (0.0-4.5)* | -1 (+3, 0) | 2.5 (1.0-6.0) | 1.0 (0.0-3.0)* | -1 (+3, 0) | 0.996‡ |
| BAI score, median (IQR) | 16.0 (10.5-22.0) | 7.0 (3.5-12.0)* | -9 (-6,-12) | 11.0 (6.0-22.0) | 5.0 (2.0-11.0)* | -6 (-3,-11) | 0.204‡ |
| Serum 25(OH)D, ng/ml: median (IQR) | 16.70 (14.56, 21.80) | 41.40 (28.10, 50.35)* | +21.70 (+10.20, 31.90) | 18.95 (15.50, 25.40) | 43.65 (32.60, 53.00)* | +20.55 (+13.30, +30.80) | 0.824‡ |
*P<0.001 vs. baseline (Obtained from Wilcoxon test)
† Obtained using Independent Samples T test
‡Obtained using Mann-Whitney test