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Oral vitamin D3 supplementation reduced fractures in community dwelling elderly people

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.6.4.113

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    Trivedi DP, Doll R, Khaw KT.Effect of four monthly oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation on fractures and mortality in men and women living in the community: randomised double blind controlled trial. BMJ2003;326:469–72OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    QUESTION: Does oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation reduce the incidence of fractures in community dwelling elderly people 65–85 years of age?

    Design

    Randomised (unclear allocation concealment), blinded (participants and clinicians), placebo controlled trial with 5 years of follow up.

    Setting

    Community based study with participants recruited from the British Doctors Study register and a general practice register in Suffolk, UK.

    Participants

    2686 elderly people 65–85 years of age (mean age 75 y, 76% men) who were living in the general community. Exclusion criteria included current use of vitamin …

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    • Source of funding: Medical Research Council.

    • For correspondence: Professor K T Khaw, Clinical Gerontology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. kk101{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk