Papers/PMID:35745268
Calcium Supplementation, Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Mortality: A Real-World Study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service Data.
Nutrients2022The record
2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints
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2 findings
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.Findingreplicated ×2“The calcium supplementation group had a significantly higher risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke than the control group even though the covariates were included sequentially.”
Quoted verbatim from Calcium Supplementation, Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Mortality: A Real-World Study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service Data.. - Study
- cohort
- Population
- Korean adults aged 45 years or older first prescribed calcium supplements in 2010, compared with propensity-matched adults with no calcium supplement prescription (NHIS claims database)
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Ca(2+) — increases incidence of stroke
LimitedEvidence strength: limited. Human evidence with several recorded weaknesses, or a design that tops out at limited.Finding“The calcium supplementation group had a significantly higher risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke than the control group even though the covariates were included sequentially.”
Quoted verbatim from Calcium Supplementation, Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Mortality: A Real-World Study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service Data.. - Study
- cohort
- Population
- Korean adults aged 45 years or older first prescribed calcium supplements in 2010, compared with propensity-matched adults with no calcium supplement prescription (NHIS claims database); ischemic stroke only
Calcium Supplementation, Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Mortality: A Real-World Study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service Data.2022PMID:35745268Permalink