The effects of vitamin D supplementation on types of falls.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To assess whether vitamin D supplementation prevents specific fall subtypes and sequelae (e.g., fracture).

Design

Secondary analyses of STURDY (Study to Understand Fall Reduction and Vitamin D in You)-a response-adaptive, randomized clinical trial.

Setting

Two community-based research units.

Participants

Six hundred and eighty-eight participants ≥70 years old with elevated fall risk and baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of 10-29 ng/ml.

Intervention

200 IU/day (control), 1000 IU/day, 2000 IU/day, or 4000 IU/day of vitamin D3.

Measurements

Outcomes included repeat falls and falls that were consequential, were injurious, resulted in emergency care, resulted in fracture, and occurred either indoors or outdoors.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wanigatunga AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature