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. 2021 Nov 26;115(3):914–924. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab390

TABLE 3.

Associations of baseline characteristics with change in PTH concentration (pg/mL) among participants assigned to vitamin D31

 Change in PTH from baseline, mean (95% CI)3 Difference in change in PTH (95% CI)2
Variable n Unadjusted model Adjusted model4 P 5
Age (per decade) 499 0 (–1, 2) 0 (–2, 2) 0.785
Sex
 Female 272 –3 (–5, –1) Ref Ref 0.666
 Male 227 –3 (–5, –2) –1 (–4, 2) 0 (–2, 2)
Race/ethnicity
 White 169 –3 (–6, 0) Ref Ref 0.591
 Black 184 –4 (–6, –2) –2 (–5, 2) –1 (–5, 2)
 Hispanic 82 –1 (–4, 2) 2 (–3, 6) 2 (–3, 6)
 Chinese 64 –3 (–5, 0) 0 (–5, 5) 0 (–5, 5)
BMI (kg/m2)
 <25 127 –3 (–5, –1) Ref Ref 0.307
 25 to <30 189 –1 (–4, 1) 2 (–2, 6) 2 (–2, 6)
 30 to <35 107 –5 (–9, –2) –2 (–6, 2) –2 (–6, 3)
 ≥35 76 –4 (–7, 0) 0 (–5, 4) 0 (–5, 5)
Creatinine (per 0.5 mg/dL) 499 –1 (–4, 2) 0 (–3, 3) 0.985
eGFR (per 10 mL/min/1.73m2) 499 0 (–1, 1) 0 (–1, 1) 0.643
Bioavailable 25(OH)D (per 1-ng/mL decrement) 499 –3 (–4, –2) –3 (–5, –2) <0.001
25(OH)D (ng/mL)
 <20 79 –11 (-15, –6) –10 (–14, –6) –10 (–15, –6)
 20 to <30 144 –3 (–5, –1) –2 (–5, 1) –2 (–6, 1)
 ≥30 230 –1 (–2, 1) Ref Ref <0.001
 Per 10-ng/mL decrement 499 –4 (–5, –2) –4 (–5, –3) <0.001
VDBP (per 1-SD increment) 499 –1 (–2, 1) –1 (–2, 1) 0.380
VDMR tertiles6
 Tertile 1 149 –6 (–9, –3) –4 (–8, –1) –5 (–8, –1)
 Tertile 2 155 –2 (–4, 0) –1 (–4, 3) –1 (–5, 3)
 Tertile 3 149 –1 (–3, 1) Ref Ref 0.030
 Per 1-SD decrement 499 –2 (–3, –1) –2 (–4, –1) 0.007
1

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PTH, parathyroid hormone; Ref, reference; VDBP, vitamin D binding protein; VDMR, vitamin D metabolite ratio [24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to 25(OH)D3]; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

2

Modeled estimates account for missing data using multiple imputation.

3

Change from baseline after 16 wk of vitamin D3 summarized over all participants (n = 499) using multiple imputation. The mean (95% CI) among all vitamin D3 participants was −3 (−4, −2) pg/mL.

4

Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, eGFR, and season at baseline exam, except for the model assessing serum creatinine, which was adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, and season at baseline exam.

5

Test statistic for the covariate-adjusted model.

6

Tertile cutoffs are based on the full study population.