Clinical Study

Vitamin D Supplementation Improves Mood in Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Baseline enrollment characteristics.

Eligible ()Not eligible ()
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Demographics
Mean age (SD)54.32 (10.64)51.54 (9.09)0.205
Years with diabetes (SD)7.85 (7.00)6.94 (5.18)0.526
Race/ethnicity (Col%)0.428
 White58%63%
 Black38%28%
 Hispanic4%9%
()()
Mood outcomes
Depression—CES-D26.84 (7.70)30.77 (11.32)0.066
Depression—PHQ-911.50 (5.33)14.77 (6.22)0.014
State anxiety42.42 (11.06)45.65 (13.82)0.250
Trait anxiety49.24 (8.21)52.4 (11.95)0.167
Health status
Mental SF-1235.30 (9.21)35.65 (9.93)0.871
Physical SF-1245.56 (11.02)42.93 (8.16)0.254
Laboratory measures
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (ng/ml)19.18 (7.22)21.03 (10.62)0.396
HbA1c (%)6.87 (0.80)7.87 (1.75)0.004
Weight (pounds)227.65 (57.22)226.21 (59.30)0.914

Note: independent t-tests and Fischer’s exact test were used to compare group differences at baseline.