Effects of a long-term vitamin D and calcium supplementation on falls and parameters of muscle function in community-dwelling older individuals

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 315 - 322
• Main Authors: Pfeifer, M., Begerow, B., Minne, H. W., Suppan, K., Fahrleitner-Pammer, A., Dobnig, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer-Verlag 01.02.2009; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Accidental Falls - prevention & control; administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Austria; Biological and medical sciences; Calcium; Calcium - administration & dosage; Dietary supplements; Diseases of the digestive system; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination; elderly; Endocrinology; Falls; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures, Bone; Fractures, Bone - prevention & control; Germany; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Muscles; Muscles - physiology; Muscular system; Older people; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease; physiology; prevention & control; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Rheumatology; Social Environment; Statistics, Nonparametric; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Austria; Germany; Falls; Muscle function; Vitamin D; Elderly; Calcium supplementation; Human; Calcium; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Rheumatology; Long term; Osteoporosis; Diet therapy; Fall; Supplementation

Summary In 242 community-dwelling seniors, supplementation with either 1000 mg of calcium or 1000 mg of calcium plus vitamin D resulted in a decrease in the number of subjects with first falls of 27% at month 12 and 39% at month 20. Additionally, parameters of muscle function improved significantly....