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Data were analyzed from June 2021 to November 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Interventions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Capillary blood was collected 24 to 36 hours after birth to measure serum total 25(OH)D concentrations. Infants with 25(OH)D concentrations less than 50 nmol\/L were randomized to receive either 1000 IU or 400 IU per day of oral vitamin D<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> supplementation from age 1 to 12 months. Infants with 25(OH)D concentrations of 50 nmol\/L or greater formed a reference group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Measures at age 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were preplanned and included whole-body bone mineral content, lumbar spine bone mineral content, and bone mineral density using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and serum 25(OH)D<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 139 included infants, 81 (58.3%) were male, and the median (IQR) gestational age at birth was 39.6 (38.9-40.6) weeks. A total of 49 infants were included in the 1000 IU per day group, 49 infants in the 400 IU per day group, and 41 in the reference group. Mean (SD) whole-body bone mineral content was not different between trial groups over time (1000 IU per day, 173.09 [2.36] g; 400 IU per day, 165.94 [66.08] g). Similarly, no differences were observed in lumbar spine bone mineral content or density. Mean (SD) serum 25(OH)D<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> concentrations were significantly higher in the 1000 IU per day group from age 3 to 12 months (3 months, 115.2 [35.3] nmol\/L; 6 months, 121.6 [34.4] nmol\/L; 12 months, 99.6 [28.8] nmol\/L) compared with the 400 IU per day trial group (3 months, 77.4 [23.3] nmol\/L; 6 months, 85.1 [18.6] nmol\/L; 12 months, 82.3 [14.3] nmol\/L).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, a higher dose of vitamin D supplementation in infants born with 25(OH)D concentrations less than 50 nmol\/L did not present advantages to bone mass in infancy. 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