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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021

Vitamin A and its dervatives effect on bone mineral density, a systematic review.

Qamar Khojah, Shorowk AlRumaihi, Ghadah AlRajeh, AlHanouf Aburas, AlAnoud AlOthman, Mazen Ferwana

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Qamar KhojahDepartment of Family Medicine and PHC, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shorowk AlRumaihiDepartment of Family Medicine and PHC, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ghadah AlRajehDepartment of Family Medicine and PHC, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
AlHanouf AburasThe Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
AlAnoud AlOthmanPrincess Nourah Bint AbdulRahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mazen FerwanaDepartment of Family Medicine and PHC, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SAMinistry of Health · SAPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEven though vitamin A (Vit A) is one of the essential vitamins required for bone growth and development, it is still uncertain whether its effect on bone mineral density (BMD) is beneficial or harmful.

aimTo assess Vit A's effect and its derivatives on BMD and the risk of developing osteoporosis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched in February 2019 and updated in November 2020.

methodsConducted following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

resultsA total of 13 studies were included in this report out of 9,124 citations. Five of them were cross-sectional studies, and nine were cohort studies. Three out of five cross-sectional studies showed an increase in BMD, while two showed a decrease in BMD. Four out of eight cohort studies found an increase in BMD; two studies found no association between vitamin A level and BMD; one showed an inverse U-shape association of vitamin A with BMD, suggesting that both the increase or decrease levels of vitamin A affect BMD, while only one study showed a decrease in BMD.

conclusionAlthough most of the included studies showed a favorable effect of Vit A on BMD, Vit A's role or its derivatives on BMD change remains unclear.

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Bone mineral density (BMD)osteoporosisVit Avitamin A derivativesvitamin A supplements vitamin

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