Table 3.

Basic statistical parameters of phosphate and phosphate intake categorized by sex and intervention group

		Group10			Group30
		Boys	Girls		Boys	Girls
		120	137	P a	125	143	P a
At 12 months of age
Phosphate (mmol/L)	Mean ± SE	1.91 ± 0.01	1.90 ± 0.01	0.558	1.92 ± 0.01	1.91 ± 0.01	0.574
	Range (min-max)	1.55-2.28	1.45-2.21	-	1.56-2.36	1.52-2.46	-
Phosphate intake (mg/d)	Mean ± SE	769 ± 26.0	681 ± 25.5	0.015	703 ± 26.5	699 ± 23.4	0.915
	Range (min-max)	73-1466	176-1371	-	209-1650	94-1277	-
At 24 months of age
Phosphate (mmol/L)	Mean ± SE	1.57 ± 0.01	1.61 ± 0.01	0.075	1.58 ± 0.01	1.58 ± 0.02	0.786
	Range (min-max)	1.19-2.03	1.27-2.02	-	1.14-1-96	1.03-2.13	-

Group10 or group30 infants received daily vitamin D supplementation 10 µg (group10) or 30 µg (group30) from 2 wk to 24 mo of age.

^a P value (Bonferroni).