Supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium prevents hip fractures in elderly women.
In a study of very old women (mean age = 84 years), supplementation with 1.2 g of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D3 daily for 18 months reduced the incidence of nonvertebral fractures by 30% and of hip fractures by 41%. This study demonstrates that calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation of very old women with low calcium intakes and low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels slows bone loss and reduces the incidence of fracture at nonvertebral sites.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002762:Cholecalciferol