Efficacy of Oral Supplementation with Cholecalciferol Versus Calcifediol in Patients with Hypovitaminosis D After Stroke

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 17; no. 6; p. 1035
• Main Authors: Canneva, Stefania, De Giovanni, Anna, Pagella, Felicita, Pellegrino, Lucia, Iencinella, Francesco, Maestrini, Sara, Ponzano, Marta, Trompetto, Carlo, Mori, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Aged; Alfacalcidol; Blood; Blood tests; Bone densitometry; Bone Density; Calcifediol; Calcifediol - administration & dosage; Calcifediol - therapeutic use; Cholecalciferol - administration & dosage; Cholecalciferol - therapeutic use; Clinical medicine; Dietary Supplements; Female; Health care; Humans; Male; Medical examination; Medical prognosis; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis; Phosphorus; Postmenopausal women; Quality of life; Retrospective Studies; Stroke; Stroke - blood; Stroke - complications; Stroke patients; Stroke Rehabilitation; Treatment Outcome; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - drug therapy; Vitamin D Deficiency - etiology; Vitamin deficiency; Italy; cholecalciferol 2; vitamin D deficiency 1; calcifediol 3; osteoporosis 6; stroke 4; rehabilitation 5

Background/Objectives: Cholecalciferol and Calcifediol are commonly used for oral supplementation in patients with vitamin D deficiency. Several studies have compared these two molecules; however, the studied population has only included healthy postmenopausal women so far. This retrospective observ...