Table 4. Regression Coefficients Predicting Change in Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration: Full and Reduced Models for All Patients and All 3885 Observations
BP Value95% Confidence Interval
LowerUpper
Full model
    Age0.092<.001*0.050.13
    Sex0.647.269−0.501.8
    BMI−0.200<.001*−0.26−0.14
    Nursing Home1.390.057−0.042.82
    Albumin1.457.013*0.282.44
    Creatinine−0.462.209−1.180.26
    Dose of vitamin D0.002<.001*0.0020.002
    Starting vitamin D−0.615<.001*−0.65−0.58
    Constant7.838.008*2.0213.66
Reduced model
    Age0.074<.001*0.040.11
    BMI−0.202<.001*−0.26−0.14
    Albumin1.739.001*0.732.75
    Dose of vitamin D0.002<.001*0.0020.002
    Starting vitamin D−0.622<.001*−0.66−0.59
    Constant8.521.003*2.8614.18
  • * Statistically significant (P < .05).

  • BMI, body mass index.