Papers/PMID:31420647
Effect of Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Acute Respiratory Infections in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2020The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
calciol — increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×33“In a random sample (n = 441), vitamin D supplementation increased mean 25(OH)D to 135 nmol/L at 3 years, while those on placebo remained at 63 nmol/L.”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Acute Respiratory Infections in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Participants
- 441
- Duration
- 3 years
- Dose
- initial oral dose of 200 000 IU vitamin D3 followed by 100 000 IU monthly
- Population
- Random sample of adults aged 50-84 years from a placebo-controlled trial in New Zealand; mean baseline 25(OH)D 63 nmol/L; result at 3 years
Effect of Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Acute Respiratory Infections in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.2020PMID:3142064710.1093/cid/ciz801Permalink