Vitamin D and mortality
In this narrative review, we aim to summarize and discuss the current evidence linking vitamin D and mortality. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are associated with an increased risk of mortality. This has been shown in different cohort studies including general populations, as well...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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March 2016
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Anticancer research
Year: 2016, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 1379-1387 |
| ISSN: | 1791-7530 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/36/3/1379
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| Author Notes: | Stefan Pilz, Martin Grübler, Martin Gaksch, Verena Schwetz, Christian Trummer, Bríain Ó Hartaigh, Nicolas Verheyen, Andreas Tomaschitz and Winfried März |
| Summary: | In this narrative review, we aim to summarize and discuss the current evidence linking vitamin D and mortality. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are associated with an increased risk of mortality. This has been shown in different cohort studies including general populations, as well as various patient cohorts. Some single-study results and meta-analyses indicate that the shape of the relationship between 25(OH)D and mortality follows a U- or a reverse J-shaped curve. Interassay and laboratory differences are, however, a limitation of most previous surveys, and standardization of 25(OH)D measurements is needed for future investigations. Apart from observational data, it has been documented in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials that vitamin D3 supplementation is associated with a moderate, yet statistically significant, reduction in mortality. This latter finding must be interpreted in light of some limitations such as incomplete follow-up data, but such a reduction of mortality with vitamin D3 supplementation as the finding of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials strongly argues for the benefits and, importantly, also the safety of vitamin D. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.03.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1791-7530 |