Research Article

Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Omentin-1 and Spexin Levels, Inflammatory Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Anthropometric Indices in Obese and Overweight Adults with Vitamin D Deficiency under Low-Calorie Diet: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of the anthropometric index changes within and between groups after the intervention.

Placebo group1 (n = 25)Vitamin D group2 (n = 30)
BaselineEnd of the trialChangeBaselineEnd of the trialChange

Weight (kg)88.05 ± 13.3284.10 ± 19.94−3.95 ± 11<0.00186.33 ± 1485.11 ± 13.06−1.22 ± 2.2<0.0010.58
BMI (kg/m2)32.16 ± 4.3531.05 ± 4.48−1.11 ± 0.95<0.00132.47 ± 4.0531.06 ± 4.06−1.41 ± 0.97<0.0010.7
Fat percent39.77 ± 9.1838.80 ± 9.52−0.96 ± 1.810.0440.91 ± 839.41 ± 8.44−1.49 ± 1.970.030.7
Muscle percent26.02 ± 5.8526.56 ± 5.970.53 ± 1.300.326.87 ± 5.4027.40 ± 5.560.73 ± 1.70.20.35
Waist circumference (cm)115.89 ± 12111.72 ± 11.9−4.17 ± 1.61<0.001116 ± 10.56112.3 ± 11.06−3.66 ± 1.19<0.0010.52
Visceral fat10.36 ± 3.2010.08 ± 3.06−0.27 ± 0.770.0710.27 ± 3.3710.23 ± 3.35−0.48 ± 0.710.060.65

BMI: body mass index. 1Received placebo per day during 8 weeks. 2Received 2,000 IU vitamin D per day during 8 weeks. Significant difference (). Data are presented as means ± SDs. : comparison of within-group changes (paired-sample t-test). : comparison of between-group changes (independent t-test).