Fig. 3.
Mean ± SEM serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) concentration versus time curve after a single oral 900 µg dose of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3, calcifediol) in healthy participants (n = 10) and patients with intestinal malabsorption of vitamin D (n = 6). The AUC of 25(OH)D3 was statistically significantly higher with calcifediol than vitamin D3 in both patient groups (both p < 0.001; Wilcoxon signed-rank test).
Reproduced with permission from [55]. Copyright Holick 2021. AUC area under the curve, SEM standard error of the mean