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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: High-dose vitamin D3 supplementation shows no beneficial effects on white blood cell counts, acute phase reactants, or frequency of respiratory infections

Baseline Characteristics

n

Vitamin D3

n

Placebo

 

Included men

151

49%

156

51%

 

Age in years

151

35 (6)

156

35 (7)

 

BMI

148

26.3 (4.0)

151

26.4 (4.8)

 

Smokers

37

27%

31

22%

 

25(OH)D3 (nmol/L)

147

46 (20)

153

45 (20)

 

1,25(OH)2D3 (pmol/L)

146

83 (31)

151

85 (34)

 

PTH (pmol/L)

117

4.5 (1.4)

116

4.9 (1.6)

 

Hemoglobin (mmol/L)

150

9.3 (0.6)

150

9.3 (0.6)

 

Thrombocytes (109/L)

150

230 (43)

150

227 (44)

 

Leucocytes (109/L)

150

6.1 (1.6)

150

6.1 (2.0)

 

Neutrophils (109/L)

150

3.2 (1.2)

150

3.3 (1.5)

 

Basophils (109/L)

150

0.035 (0.021)

150

0.030 (0.019)

 

Eosinophils (109/L)

150

0.22 (0.13)

150

0.20 (0.15)

 

Monocytes (109/L)

150

0.47 (0.14)

150

0.46 (0.17)

 

Lymphocytes (109/L)

150

2.01 (0.64)

150

2.01 (0.62)

 

CRP (mg/L)

150

1.6 (3.4)

155

1.5 (2.8)

 

Ferritin (ug/L)

150

181 (112)

149

169 (93)

 

Orosomucoid (g/L)

150

0.77 (0.17)

149

0.77 (0.18)

 
  1. Unless specified otherwise, the data is presented as means with Standard deviation (SD) enclosed in parenthesis. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PTH, parathyroid hormone; 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; 1,25(OH)2D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; CRP, C-reactive protein