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Table 5 Change in mean percentage of residents at each facility receiving adequate (≥800 IU/day) vitamin D supplementation at 6, 12 and 18 months compared to baseline

From: Increasing the uptake of vitamin D supplement use in Australian residential aged care facilities: results from the vitamin D implementation (ViDAus) study

 

Overall

Intervention Group (Wedge 1)

Control Group (Wedge 2)

Difference between groups (95% CI)

p value

p value adjusted for baseline

Baseline

Mean % (SD)

55.0 (16.0)

57.1 (14.5)

53.5 (17.2)

3.6 (−6.8, 14.0)

p = 0.4

 

6 Months

Mean % (SD)

55.4 (13.9)

58.1 (13.4)

53.4 (14.2)

4.7 (−4.2, 13.6)

p = 0.2

p = 0.4

12 Months

Mean % (SD)

58.8 (14.2)

58.8 (13.4)

58.9 (13.8)

−0.1 (−9.3, 9.1)

p = 0.9

p = 0.3

18 Months

Mean % (SD)

59.6 (14.4)

60.5 (15.2)

58.9 (14.1)

1.6 (−9.3, 9.1)

p = 0.6

p = 0.8

Change from baseline

6 Month

Mean % Change (95% CI) p value

0.40 (−2.2, 3.0)

p = 0.7

1.05

p = 0.4

−0.05

p = 0.9

1.10 (−3.8, 6.0)

p = 0.6

 

12 Months

Mean % Change

(95% CI) p value

3.86 (0.6, 7.2)

p = 0.02

1.68

v = 0.3

5.41

p = 0.03

−3.73 (−10.3, 2.9)

p = 0.2

 

18 Month

Mean % Change

(95% CI) p value

4.58 (0.9, 8.2)

p = 0.015

3.42

p = 0.15

5.40

p = 0.053

−1.98 (−9.0, 5.1)

p = 0.5

 
  1. CI Confidence Interval