Clinical Inquiries: Does vitamin D without calcium reduce fracture risk?
Supplemental vitamin D without calcium--in doses averaging as much as 800 IU per day--doesn't reduce the risk of hip, vertebral, or nonvertebral fractures in postmenopausal women and older men.
Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency, Provo, UT, USA.
Sarah
S
Daly
Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency, Provo, UT, USA.
Cami
C
Allison
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Joan
J
Nashelsky
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium