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Vitamin Dand Bone Health

All three sources here found no clear difference in bone Health.

How sure anyone can be

Moderate certainty, level 3 of 4

Further research may change this.

The most certain of the three findings here; each record carries its own.

The numbers reported

One source’s range, drawn against its own line of no difference and scaled to its own numbers.

0.981.06 risk ratio1.14

This range crosses the no-difference line, so these numbers fit a real difference and no difference at all equally well.

Bar the confidence interval — the range the true effect is likely to sit inNotch the number the source reportedLine where there would be no difference at all

Three sources, newest first

What we read is the published abstract, not the full paper, so a blank below may still be printed in the paper itself. A person checked the claim and recorded their own reason for each step down.

  • Randomised trial, 2022

    Moderate certainty, level 3 of 4

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

    LeBoff MS, Chou SH, Ratliff KA, et al. Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults. N Engl J Med. 2022. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2202106. PMID:35939577.

    Number reported
    0.98 hazard ratio
    Which way it went
    No clear difference
    Likely range
    Not in the abstract
    Source’s own words
    hazard ratio total incident fracture vitamin D3 vs placebo
    Who was studied
    Adult
    Compared with
    placebo
    Amount taken
    2,000 iu/d
    For how long
    Not in the abstract
    Disagreement between studies
    Not in the abstract
    Kind of record
    Randomised controlled trial
    How this rating was reachedstarts at High, one step down: a reviewer's own judgement
    1. Starts at High
    2. A reviewer's own judgement brought it down to Moderatesingle large randomised trial not deficiency selected
    3. Ends at ModerateOne step down.
    Not written down for this rating
    risk of bias, indirectness, imprecision and inconsistency

    Published before the signing gate; not yet re-verified.

    Read the abstract on PubMed

  • Systematic review, 2019 · 11 studies pooled · 34,243 participants

    Moderate certainty, level 3 of 4

    Vitamin D and Calcium for the Prevention of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Yao P, Bennett D, Mafham M, Lin X, Chen Z, Armitage J, et al. Vitamin D and Calcium for the Prevention of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(12):e1917789. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17789. PMID:31860103.

    Number reported
    1.06 risk ratio
    Which way it went
    No clear difference
    Likely range
    0.98 to 1.14
    Source’s own words
    risk ratio any fracture with vitamin D alone
    Who was studied
    Adult
    Compared with
    placebo or control
    Amount taken
    400 to 30,000 iu/d
    For how long
    Not in the abstract
    Disagreement between studies
    No significant heterogeneity between RCTs for any fracture (Q = 14.5; df = 10; P = .15; I2 = 31.1%).
    Kind of record
    Systematic review and meta-analysis
    How this rating was reachedstarts at High, one step down: a reviewer's own judgement
    1. Starts at High
    2. A reviewer's own judgement brought it down to Moderatelarge randomised trial meta analysis not deficiency selected
    3. Ends at ModerateOne step down.
    Not written down for this rating
    risk of bias, indirectness, imprecision and inconsistency

    Published before the signing gate; not yet re-verified.

    Read the abstract on PubMed

  • Systematic review, 2018

    Moderate certainty, level 3 of 4

    Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

    Kahwati LC, Weber RP, Pan H, Gourlay M, LeBlanc E, Coker-Schwimmer M, et al. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018;319(15):1600-1612. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.21640. PMID:29677308.

    Number reported
    -0.01
    Which way it went
    No clear difference
    Likely range
    Not in the abstract
    Source’s own words
    absolute risk difference percentage points for hip fracture with vitamin D alone
    Who was studied
    Adult
    Compared with
    placebo
    Amount taken
    Recorded detail — iu/d
    For how long
    Not in the abstract
    Disagreement between studies
    Not in the abstract
    Kind of record
    Systematic review
    How this rating was reachedstarts at High, one step down: a reviewer's own judgement
    1. Starts at High
    2. A reviewer's own judgement brought it down to Moderateprimary prevention population not deficiency selected
    3. Ends at ModerateOne step down.
    Not written down for this rating
    risk of bias, indirectness, imprecision and inconsistency

    Published before the signing gate; not yet re-verified.

    Read the abstract on PubMed

What is still missing from these readings

  • Two give no likely range, so how precise those numbers are is unknown.
  • Two do not say how many people took part.
  • For how long — Not in the abstract.

Something nobody wrote down is never a zero and never a guess.

Vitamin D is not on our to-read list

Vitamin D is not on our to-read list, so nothing here is set out to read next for it.

Still to read means nobody here has got to it, not that it was tried and did nothing or that no research exists. A pairing on no list is not a gap: we never set out to read it.

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