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Table 3 Difference in anthropometric and Metabolic parameters from baseline to six months in the three intervention arms after adjusting to baseline levels (n = 96)

From: Vitamin D supplementation in obese Sri Lankan children: a randomized controlled trial

Parameter

Supplementation (n = 33)

Treatment (n = 32)

Placebo (n = 31)

Sig.*

Mean Difference

SE

Mean Difference

SE

Mean Difference

SE

Height SDS

0.116

0.049

0.016

0.049

− 0.052

0.049

0.054

BMI SDS

−0.062

0.054

−0.135

0.056

−0.091

0.055

0.650

Triceps SFT (cm)

−0.437

0.776

−2.891

0.801

−1.520

0.801

0.095

Biceps SFT (cm)

0.752

0.780

− 2.091

0.780

−0.087

0.806

0.035

Subscapular SFT (cm)

1.384

1.101

−1.535

1.148

2.376

1.160

0.048

Supra-iliac SFT (cm)

2.256

0.968

−0.213

0.999

2.499

1.015

0.110

WC SDS

−0.222

0.072

−0.325

0.070

−0.230

0.069

0.521

SBP SDS

0.075

0.158

0.109

0.161

0.192

0.161

0.868

DBP SDS

−0.047

0.120

− 0.181

0.124

0.118

0.124

0.240

% FM

−1.639

0.533

−2.536

0.538

−1.807

0.538

0.458

Vitamin D (ng/ml)

0.282

0.696

3.331

0.718

0.463

0.719

0.004

PTH (pg/ml)

−1.004

2.224

−6.370

2.267

−2.396

2.311

0.224

FBG (mg/dl)

2.598

1.319

5.784

1.403

6.841

1.417

0.078

OGTT (mg/dl)

3.593

3.343

4.576

3.290

8.328

3.336

0.572

Fasting Insulin (μIU/ml)

−0.609

1.193

−0.602

1.200

0.551

1.181

0.729

2-h Insulin (μIU/ml)

−1.996

12.872

−25.056

13.092

−17.320

13.09

0.444

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

5.223

4.731

1.662

4.827

10.138

4.936

0.470

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

10.970

7.952

0.514

8.234

10.369

8.416

0.601

HDL (mg/dl)

5.285

1.594

8.082

1.610

7.171

1.607

0.460

LDL (mg/dl)

−3.728

4.091

−7.838

3.999

0.340

4.078

0.361

AST (IU/L)

−2.832

1.315

−3.481

1.381

−0.133

1.358

0.188

ALT (IU/L)

−4.732

1.602

−9.740

1.650

−2.772

1.696

0.012

AST/ALT

−0.049

0.063

0.171

0.065

0.015

0.065

0.052

ALP (IU/L)

−20.688

6.740

−13.128

7.113

−21.082

7.080

0.672

HS-CRP (mg/L)

−0.184

0.433

0.239

0.437

0.659

0.445

0.408

Serum Ca (mg/dl)

−0.231

0.092

−0.272

0.095

−0.337

0.095

0.724

HOMA IR

−0.051

0.245

−0.209

0.255

0.384

0.246

0.220

  1. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, SDS SD score, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test, PTH Parathyroid hormone, FBS Fasting Blood Sugar, HDL High-density Lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, AST Aspartate transaminase, ALT Alanine transaminase, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, Hs-CRS High sensitivity C reactive protein, FM Fat mass, HOMA-IR Insulin Resistance using homeostatic model, SFT Skin fold thickness
  2. *Significance tested using ANCOVA adjusting for the baseline levels of each parameter
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