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Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials.

The American journal of clinical nutrition2007The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null

What it reported

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Every finding here is a null result.

What did not

1 finding

  • Ca(2+) — no detected effect on hip fracture incidence

    Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull resultreplicated ×3
    “In women (7 prospective cohort studies, 170,991 women, 2,954 hip fractures), there was no association between total calcium intake and hip fracture risk [pooled risk ratio (RR) per 300 mg total Ca/d = 1.01; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.05].”
    Quoted verbatim from Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Participants
    170,991
    Dose
    per 300 mg total Ca/d
    Population
    Women in 7 prospective cohort studies; total calcium intake from diet and supplements, per 300 mg/d increment

    Effect 1.01 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.05

    Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials.2007PMID:1806559910.1093/ajcn/86.5.1780Permalink