Calcium fracture prevention study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Randomized, controlled, open study of 3,314 women over age 70 with one or more risks for hip fracture finds no evidence calcium and vitamin D supplementation reduces fracture risk, authors report in the April 30 British Medical Journal. Women took daily supplements of 1,000 mg calcium and 800 IU vitamin D and received a leaflet about fall risk, or received the leaflet only. Median follow-up was 25 months. Underpowering and low adherence rates resulted in authors being unable to exclude the possibility of a reduction in all fractures of less than 30%. Results are similar to a study published April 28 in The Lancet...