Table 4.
Circulating minerals and 25-OH vitamin D levels.
| Parameter | BASAL PB (n = 15) |
BASAL VD (n = 15) |
PB (n = 15) |
VD (n = 15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca (mg/dL) | 10.0 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.1 | 9.5 ± 0.1 | 10.2 ± 0.1 *† |
| Mg (mg/dL) | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 2.1 ± 0.1 |
| P (mg/dL) | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.0 | 3.1 ± 0.0 * |
| 25-OH vitamin D (ng/mL) | 21.2 ± 1.4 | 20.9 ± 1.8 | 19.4 ± 2.3 | ± 1.4 *† |
* Indicates significant differences comparing VD with respect to the corresponding basal values (Wilcoxon’s paired test). † Indicates significant differences comparing the intervention groups (VD vs. PB) (Wilcoxon’s paired test). Abbreviations used: Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium; P, phosphorous; PB, placebo group; VD, vitamin D-supplemented group.