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RevMan 5.3 software was employed to calculate pooled effect sizes and assess heterogeneity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty trials met our inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis using a random-effects model demonstrated that vitamin D supplementation significantly reduced depressive symptom scores compared to controls (standardized mean difference [SMD] = \u20130.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], \u20130.52 to \u20130.20; P &amp;lt; 0.00001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate that vitamin D supplementation is associated with a moderate but statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms. 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