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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants based on the original allocation to vitamin D or placebo group in the VIDEO trial at 60-month follow-up

From: Long-term effects of vitamin D supplementation and maintaining sufficient vitamin D on knee osteoarthritis over 5 years

 

Placebo (n = 81)

Vitamin D (n = 92)

Age, years

66.7 (10.1)

68.9 (6.9)

Female, n (%)

39 (48%)

45 (49%)

BMI, kg/m2

29.6 (12.1)

27.9 (8.6)

Knee surgerya, n (%)

15 (19%)

16 (17%)

 Total knee replacement, n (%)

11 (14%)

14 (15%)

Vitamin D supplementation from 2014 to 2016

 No regular use, n (%)

45 (56%)

64 (70%)

 Regular use for 1 or 2 years, n (%)

16 (20%)

11 (12%)

 Regular use for 3 years, n (%)

20 (25%)

17 (18%)

Serum 25(OH)D levels, nmol/l

60.6 (19.4)

62.0 (18.4)

Serum hs-CRP, mg/ml

1.6 (1.3)

2.3 (2.8)

Serum IL6, ng/mL

1.5 (3.3)

1.3 (1.3)

WOMAC

 Pain (0–500)

91.7 (82.0)

101.5 (96.3)

 Function (0–1700)

318.4 (287.9)

356.9 (351.2)

 Stiffness (0–200)

45.9 (41.6)

42.0 (44.0)

Study knee VAS pain (0–100)

32.8 (25.6)

34.4 (29.2)

AQoL utility (0–1)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

PHQ-9 (0–27)

2.8 (2.9)

3.1 (3.3)

 No depression, n (%)

60 (74%)

68 (74%)

 Mild depression, n (%)

18 (22%)

18 (20%)

 Moderate to severe depression, n (%)

3 (4%)

6 (7%)

MET-min/week

3971.9 (3632.0)

3259.5 (3587.6)

Physical activity categories

 Low

18 (22.5%)

24 (26.1%)

 Moderate

20 (25.0%)

31 (33.7%)

 High

42 (52.5%)

37 (40.2%)

  1. Data were shown as mean (SD) or otherwise stated
  2. BMI body mass index, hs-CRP high sensitivity C Reactive protein, TKR total knee replacement, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, AQoL Assessment of Quality of Life, PHQ9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, MET metabolic equivalent of task
  3. aIncluding TKR, partial knee replacement, bone graft, and partial meniscus removal, kneecap alignment, replacement of quadriceps tendon, and arthroscopy