Tables at a glance

Table 1

Figures at a glance

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Table 1

Variable	Placebo group Mean ± SD	Active group Mean ± SD	P value
Initial TNSS	6,47± 3,002	7,16± 3,79	<0.005
Final TNSS	3,94± 1,98	2,58± 2,16	<0.005
Initial vitamin D (ng/dl)	20,32± 5,24	18,10± 7,78	<0.005
Final Vitamin D (ng/dl)	21,38± 5,58	44,94± 16,2	<0.005

FIGURE 1

Figure 1: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Few foods naturally contain vitamin D, so dermal synthesis after UVB radiation remains the major route to obtain vitamin D. 7-dehydrocholesterol in skin epidermal cells is converted after UVB radiation into pre-vitamin D. Both vitamin D3 and undergo further enzymatic conversion to its active forms. First, it undergoes 25-hydroxylation in liver to 25(OH)D (calcidiol), then it is converted in kidneys through 1-alpha-hydroxylation to its most active form, 1,25(OH)2D (calcitriol)

FIGURE 2

Figure 2: Final serum levels of cholecalciferol in placebo group and active group

FIGURE 3

Figure 3: Final TNSS