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ReviewDer Internist2020

[Hype about vitamin D substitution: what remains?]

Heike A Bischoff-Ferrari

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In one paragraph

Review in Der Internist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. [Exercise therapy and basic treatment for osteoporosis].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
    Guideline
  3. Effects of vitamin D3, omega-3s, and a simple home exercise program on incident vertebral fractures: the DO-HEALTH randomized controlled trial.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2025
    Trial
  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heike A Bischoff-FerrariKlinik für Geriatrie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Universitäre Klinik für Akutgeriatrie, Stadtspital Waid &Triemli, Universität Zürich, RAE B, Rämistr. 100, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz. Heike.Bischoff@usz.ch.
University Hospital of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hype about vitamin D can be traced back to the ubiquitous presence of vitamin D receptors in many organ systems, in addition to the importance for healthy bones. Large observational studies have provided indications that a vitamin D deficiency favors risks for age-associated chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In this article the latest information on bone health in adult persons as well as cancer and cardiovascular diseases is summarized based on the current results of the large vitamin D and omega‑3 trial (VITAL).

Indexed as

Bone and BonesBone DensityCardiovascular DiseasesDietary SupplementsHumansVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitaminsVitamin DVitaminsCancerCardiovascular diseasesFood supplementationsFractures, boneVitamin D deficiency

Identifiers

PMID32970191
PMCPMC7581590
OpenAlexW3088902751

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.