Table 1 Participant characteristics of ancillary hand osteoarthritis study
Vitamin K supplementation arm (nā€Š=ā€Š193)Placebo arm (nā€Š=ā€Š185)
Mean age, years (SD)68.0 (5.5)68.3 (5.6)
% Female57.561.6
BMI, kg/m2 (SD)28.5 (5.4)27.6 (4.6)
% Ever smoker54.956.8
% Attained any college education55.449.7
Baseline 25(OH) vitamin D, ng/ml (SD)23.0 (8.6)22.8 (8.9)
Baseline plasma phylloquinone, nM (SD)1.27 (1.76)1.10 (1.37)
Final plasma phylloquinone, nM (SD)3.13 (2.81)1.09 (1.02)
  • BMI, body mass index.