Characteristics of vitamin D-deficient and non-deficient study subjects at baseline.

1<p>Data presented as mean ± SEM for normally distributed data, otherwise median (IQR). No statistical significant differences between the analyzed parameters in vitamin D deficient and non-deficient patients were found, except for age plasma interleukin-6 concentration, indicated by asterisk.</p>*<p>(both <i>P</i> = 0.04, calculated by ANOVA and Mann-Whitney-U Test).</p><p>BMI, body mass index; hsCRP, high sensitive C-reactive protein; PTH, parathyroid hormone; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; MUFA, sum of all detected monounsaturated fatty acids; VDBP, vitamin D binding protein.