Table 5. Regression Coefficients Predicting End (after Treatment) Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration
BP Value95% Confidence Interval
LowerUpper
Full model
    Age0.092<.001*0.050.13
    Sex0.616.293−0.531.77
    BMI−0.201<.001*−0.26−0.14
    Nursing home1.349.065−0.082.78
    Albumin1.378.012*0.302.46
    Creatinine−0.467.205−1.190.26
    Dose of vitamin D0.002<.001*0.0020.002
    Starting vitamin D0.384<.001*0.350.42
    Constant7.853.008*2.0313.68
Reduced model
    Age0.074<.001*0.040.11
    BMI−0.203<.001*−0.26−0.15
    Albumin1.749.001*0.742.76
    Dose of vitamin D0.002<.001*0.0020.002
    Starting vitamin D0.074<.001*0.040.11
    Constant−0.203<.001*−0.26−0.15
  • Full and reduced models for all patients and all 3885 observations are included.

  • * Statistically significant (P < .05).

  • BMI, body mass index.