Supplementary Material for: Ergocalciferol versus Cholecalciferol for Nutritional Vitamin D Replacement in CKD R.Mangoo-Karim Da Silva Abreu J. G.P.Yanev N.N.Perez J.R.Stubbs J.B.Wetmore 2015 <b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Is cholecalciferol (D<sub>3</sub>) superior to ergocalciferol (D<sub>2</sub>) in treating nutritional vitamin D deficiency in chronic kidney disease (CKD)? The answer to this question has not been fully explored. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A retrospective analysis of 57 patients with non-dialysis-requiring CKD was conducted to assess the relative effectiveness of D<sub>2</sub> versus D<sub>3</sub> replacement on circulating 25(OH)D levels. Levels of 25(OH) D were assessed at baseline, after attempted repletion with D<sub>2</sub>, and then after attempted repletion with D<sub>3</sub>. The relative paired differences of the drug treatment effects were tested using t-tests. Multiple regression modeling was used to determine the factors significantly associated with differential responsiveness to the drugs. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The mean (SEM) age was 66.4 ± 1.4 and mean eGFR was 40.5 ± 2.2 ml/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>. The baseline 25(OH)D level was 15.3 ± 0.8 ng/ml. After standardizing to 100,000 units of drug, increases after cholecalciferol (2.7 ± 0.3 ng/ml) were more than twice as great as those from ergocalciferol (1.1 ± 0.3 ng/ml) (p < 0.0001). A sensitivity analysis, which pooled the results of an additional 109 individuals treated with ergocalciferol alone, revealed similar findings (standardized change 2.7 ± 0.3 vs. 1.6 ± 0.3 ng/ml, p = 0.0025). Factors associated with a superior response to cholecalciferol were lower baseline 25(OH) D level at the start of therapy (p = 0.015) and the interaction of sex and age (p = 0.0048), with younger females tending to benefit relatively more from cholecalciferol than older males did. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Cholecalciferol may be superior to ergocalciferol in treating nutritional vitamin D deficiency in non-dialysis CKD.