This three-year double-blind RCT tested whether daily calcium plus vitamin D reduces bone loss and fractures in men and women 65 and older living at home. Subjects received either 500 mg calcium plus 700 IU vitamin D3 or placebo. Outcomes were bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and nonvertebral fractures.
This three-year double-blind RCT tested whether daily calcium plus vitamin D reduces bone loss and fractures in men and women 65 and older living at home. Subjects received either 500 mg calcium plus 700 IU vitamin D3 or placebo. Outcomes were bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and nonvertebral fractures.