Table 4.

Mixed effects ANCOVA models for the outcomes

Outcomes	Effects	Model Estimate (SE)	p-value
FNW (cm)	Baseline FN width(cm)	0.8627(0.0208)	<0.0001
	Group (Vitamin D vs. Placebo)	0.0111(0.0183)	0.545
	Time (month)	0.0005(0.0005)	0.326
	time * group (vitamin D)	−0.0004(0.0006)	0.487
FN BMD (g/cm2)	Baseline FN BMD	0.9773(0.0133)	<0.0001
	Group (Vitamin D vs. Placebo)	0.0049(0.0045)	0.272
	Time (month)	−0.0005(0.0001)	<0.0001
	time * group (vitamin D)	−9.95E-7(0.0001)	0.995
CSI (g/kg*m)	Baseline CSI, (g/kg*m)	0.9054(0.0238)	<0.0001
	Group (Vitamin D vs. Placebo)	0.0292(0.0379)	0.442
	Time (month)	0.0006(0.0007)	0.523
	Time * group (vitamin D)	− 0.0018(0.0010)	0.079
BSI (g/kg*m)	Baseline BSI (g/kg*m)	0.8751(0.0255)	<0.0001
	Group (Vitamin D vs. Placebo)	0.0012(0.0017)	0.485
	Time (month)	0.00004(0.00004)	0.829
	time * group (vitamin D)	−0.0001(0.0001)	0.096
ISI (g/kg*m)	Baseline ISI, (g/kg*m)	0.9089(0.0230)	<0.0001
	Group (Vitamin D vs. Placebo)	0.0073(0.0241)	0.764
	Time (month)	0.0006(0.0005)	0.627
	Time * group (vitamin D)	−0.0008(0.0007)	0.234

FNW-Femoral Neck Width; FN-Femoral Neck; BMD-Bone Mineral Density; CSI- Compression Strength Index; BSI- Bending Strength Index; Impact Strength Index; ANCOVA-Analysis of Covariance