Compared with women who achieved 25 ( OH ) D < 32 ng/mL , women randomly assigned to vitamin D who became replete ( ie , 25 ( OH ) D 32 ng/mL ) lost more weight [ -8.8 ( -11.1 , -6.9 ) compared with -5.6 ( -7.2 , -5.0 ) kg ; P = 0.05 ] , waist circumference [ -6.6 ( -9.3 , -4.3 ) compared with -2.5 ( -4.6 , -2.0 ) cm ; P = 0.02 ] , and percentage body fat [ -4.7 ( -6.1 , -3.5 ) compared with -2.6 ( -3.9 , -2.2 ) ; P = 0.04 ] .