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Table 6 Serum levels of 25-OH-D (ng/ml) per quarter

From: Effect of vitamin D3 seasonal supplementation with 1500 IU/day in north Italian children (DINOS study)

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

 

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

n

33

36

20

40

19

19

10

26

Mean

32.1

17.8

27.5

20.4

34.4

29.7

35.6

23.7

SD

14.7

6.8

11.0

11.0

10.2

11.6

14.6

7.6

Median

28.0

19.0

27.0

18.0

35.0

29.0

29.5

24.5

Range

11–71

8–37

8–61

2–56

18–56

8–50

17–62

10–41

Interq. range

21–42

12.5–21

23–30.5

15–25.5

28–42

21–40

27–42

16–29

T-test ( P )

< 0.001*

0.023*

0.195

0.033*

  1. n = number of children in each group; SD = standard deviation
  2. *below P significance level