| Group A | Group B | Test value• | P-value | |
No. = 20 | No. = 20 | ||||
Vitamin D level before supplementation | Mean ± SD | 22.72 ± 7.20 | 21.22 ± 6.80 | 11.05 | <0.001 |
Range | 11 - 29 | 10 - 29 | |||
Vitamin D level after supplementation | Mean ± SD | 33.40 ± 7.92 | 36.30 ± 11.09 | 0.397 | 0.674 |
Range | 25 - 55 | 23 - 69 | |||
Paired t-test | P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 |
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% of improvement | Median (IQR) | 59.82 (33.3 - 82.57) | 88.3 (72.8 - 113.94) | 2.164 ≠ | 0.030 |
Range | 10 - 160 | 4.55 - 200 |