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Table 3 Concentrations of plasma and excretion of renal and faecal minerals after intervention with either tricalcium phosphate, vitamin D 3 or both

From: Effect of calcium phosphate and vitamin D3supplementation on bone remodelling and metabolism of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron

Parameter

Supplements

Placebo

Interventions

4 weeks

8 weeks

Plasma calcium [mmol/l]

CaP

2.4a (0.1)

2.3b (0.1)

2.3b (0.1)

 

Vitamin D3

2.4a (0.1)

2.3b (0.1)

2.3b (0.1)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

2.4a (0.1)

2.3b (0.1)

2.4b (0.1)

Renal calcium excretion [mg/d]

CaP

158 (84)

187 (98)1

171 (79)

 

Vitamin D3

133 (53)

141 (64)2

152 (58)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

117 (60)

143 (63)12

130 (57)

Faecal calcium excretion [mg/d]

CaP

763a (434)

1214b (386)1

1324b (465)1

 

Vitamin D3

810 (328)

723 (366)2

708 (423)2

 

CaP+vitamin D3

657a (318)

1149b (426)1

1254b (449)1

Plasma phosphate concentration [mmol/l]

CaP

1.1 (0.1)

1.2 (0.2)

1.1 (0.1)

 

Vitamin D3

1.1 (0.1)

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.1)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

1.2 (0.1)

1.2 (0.1)

1.1 (0.2)

Renal phosphorus excretion [mg/d]

CaP

917 (354)

881 (289)

816 (289)

 

Vitamin D3

857a (236)

841ab (276)

963b (300)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

807 (276)

818 (290)

894 (288)

Faecal phosporus excretion [mg/d]

CaP

554a (382)

716b (331)

754b (331)1

 

Vitamin D3

584 (218)

544 (309)

450 (275)2

 

CaP+vitamin D3

496a (229)

696b (270)

740b (260)1

Plasma magnesium concentration [mmol/l]

CaP

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

 

Vitamin D3

1.0 (0.1)

0.9 (0.0)

0.9 (0.0)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.0)

Renal magnesium excretion [mg/d]

CaP

93 (41)

90 (45)

86 (31)

 

Vitamin D3

79a (23)

84a (30)

98b (31)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

75 (31)

76 (25)

73 (26)

Faecal magnesium excretion [mg/d]

CaP

207 (136)

191 (103)

208 (119)

 

Vitamin D3

234 (85)

242 (135)

205 (97)

 

CaP+vitamin D3

191 (74)

178 (56)

180 (54)

  1. n = 56; data are expressed as mean (standard deviation); CaP: tricalcium phosphate; a b mean values within a row with dissimilar superscript letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05); 1 2 mean values within a column with dissimilar superscript numbers are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05); results without superscripts in a row/column have no significant differences; effect of time was tested using general linear model with repeated measurements (with pairwise comparisons based on Fishers-LSD test); effect of supplementation was tested using univariate analysis of variance followed by Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc test.