Evidence for the Treatment of Osteoporosis with Vitamin D in Residential Care and in the Community Dwelling Elderly
Table 3
Fracture outcomes in residential care settings.
Duration
Regimen
Compliance (%)
Total fracture patients (%)
Non-vertebral fracture patients (%)
Hip fracture patients (%)
Chapuy
3 years
CaD
83
NA
255 (22)
137 (12)
P
84
NA
308 (27)
178 (16)
RRR
NA
28% ()
27% ()
Decalyos II
2 years
CaD
95
NA
17.8%
27 (6.9)
P
NA
17.9%
21 (11.1)
RRR
NA
NS
NS ()
Flicker
2 years
CaD
95
25 (8)
NA
NA
CaP
35 (11)
NA
NA
RRR
NS
NA
NA
Lips subgroup
Max. 3.5 years
D
85
NA
NA
49 (6)
P
NA
NA
36 (5)
RRR
NA
NA
NS
Meyer
2 years
D
79%
NA
69 (12)
50 (9)
P
NA
76 (13)
47 (8)
RRR
NA
NS
NS
Lyons
3 years
D
85
205 (12)
NA
112 (6)
P
218 (13)
NA
104 (6)
RRR
NS
NA
NS
ITT analysis unless otherwise stated. D: vitamin D; CaD: calcium and vitamin D combination treatment; P: placebo or control; NA: not available; NS: not significant; RRR: relative risk reduction.
