Table 4.
Study year, type of phototherapy of used, number of patients treated, baseline and post treatment mean serum 25(OH)D concentrations, and baseline and posttreatment range at of serum 25(OH)D concentrations in the phototherapy clinical trials reviewed.
| Baseline | Post-Tx | Baseline | Post-Tx | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | 25(OH)D | 25(OH)D | 25(OH)D | 25(OH)D | ||
| Year | Group | N | Mean | Mean | Range ** | Range ** |
| 1996 | UVB + Placebo | 7 | 37.9 | 96.1 | 20 to 80 | 45 to 159 |
| UVB + Calcitirol | 6 | 27.3 | 67.1 | 15 to 40 | 45 to 123 | |
| 2010 | UVB | 29 | 23 * | 51 * | 9 to 46 | 32 to 112 |
| No UVB | 29 | 12 * | 13 * | 7 to 42 | 7 to 33 | |
| 2009 | BB-UVB | 26 | 38 ± 17 | 69 ± 20 | 17 to 82 | 45 to 118 |
| NB-UVB | 42 | 35 ± 12 | 55 ± 18 | 15 to 73 | 28 to 98 | |
| 2010 | BB-UVB | 24 | 37 ± 17 | 60 ± 19 | 18 to 88 | 25 to 90 |
| Sunshine | 20 | 23 ± 6 | 42 ± 6 | 18 to 42 | 30 to 60 | |
| Total | 183 |
Note: N = number of patients, * = median, ** = range estimated from figure in manuscript.