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Table 1 Participant characteristics and results

From: Vitamin d deficiency impacts on expression of toll-like receptor-2 and cytokine profile: a pilot study

Baseline characteristics

Baseline (n=16)

1 Month (n=15)

3 Months (n=13)

Mean Age (yrs)

33.3 ± 7.4

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Sex (M:F)

3:13

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BMI (kg/m 2 )

23 ± 3

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Vitamin D level (nmol/L)

28.9 ± 7.9

106.4 ± 27.0 (P<0.0001)*

77.5 ± 28.0 (P=0.0002) %

Ca (mmol/L)

2.3 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.1 (P=0.76)*

2.3 ± 0.1 (P=0.85) %

PTH (pmol/L)

5.2 ± 2.6

4.1 ± 1.7 (P=0.07)*

4.2 ± 2.0 (P=0.07) %

CRP (mg/L)

1.6 ± 2.0

2.6 ± 6.7 (P=0.16)*

1.3 ± 2.1 (P=0.11)%

  1. PTH – Parathyroid hormone; Ca – Serum Calcium; CRP – C-reactive Protein. PTH, Ca & CRP were measured using Beckman Coulter DXC800 Analyser (Brea, CA). Reference ranges: PTH – 1.7-7 pmol/L, Ca: 2.20-2.60 mmol/L ; Vitamin D 75–250 nmol/L; CRP 0–5 mg/L. *Value at 1 month compared to baseline. % at 3 month compared to baseline.