Papers/PMID:20671013
Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2010The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
Ca(2+) — increases incidence of myocardial infarction
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“The meta-analysis of trial level data showed similar results: 296 people had a myocardial infarction (166 allocated to calcium, 130 to placebo), with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction in those allocated to calcium (pooled relative risk 1.27, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 1.59, P=0.038).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Dose
- calcium supplements of at least 500 mg/day (eligibility criterion)
- Population
- Adults (mean age over 40) in randomised placebo-controlled trials of calcium supplements without coadministered vitamin D; trial-level pooled analysis
Effect 1.27 risk ratio, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.59
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