Login / Signup

Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults.

Meryl S LeBoffSharon H ChouKristin A RatliffNancy R CookBharti KhuranaEunjung KimPeggy M CawthonDouglas C BauerDennis BlackJ Chris GallagherI-Min LeeJulie E BuringJoAnn E Manson
Published in: The New England journal of medicine (2022)
supplementation did not result in a significantly lower risk of fractures than placebo among generally healthy midlife and older adults who were not selected for vitamin D deficiency, low bone mass, or osteoporosis. (Funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; VITAL ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01704859.).
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • physical activity
  • soft tissue
  • postmenopausal women
  • cardiovascular disease
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • quality improvement
  • wound healing
  • phase iii
  • clinical trial
  • bone loss