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Vitamin D supplements reduce mortality in a meta-analysis of 18 randomized trials.(ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST)

Publication: Original Internist
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Design & Participants: This is a meta-analysis of 18 randomized trials of which 13 were blinded or partially blinded. It includes 57,311 combined subjects from the 18 trials, of whom 4,777 died during a mean follow-up of 5.7 years

Study Medication & Dosage: Vitamin D, mostly as at IU/day...

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...cholecalciferol ([D.sub.3]) 300-2,000 (mean dose: 528 IU/day), mostly from oral supplementation, with two trials using injectable vitamin D

Primary Outcome Measure: Mortality data

Key Findings: The risk of dying during the course of follow-up declined a...

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