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ArticleNutrients2024

Effect of 2 Years of Monthly Calcifediol Administration in Postmenopausal Women with Vitamin D Insufficiency.

Marco Occhiuto, Jessica Pepe, Luciano Colangelo, Marco Lucarelli, Antonio Angeloni, Luciano Nieddu, Viviana De Martino, Salvatore Minisola, Cristiana Cipriani

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Too much vitamin D? a drug safety review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marco OcchiutoDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0276-8753
Jessica PepeDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Luciano ColangeloDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5835-9310
Marco LucarelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5538-2494
Antonio AngeloniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Luciano NiedduDepartment of Humanistic and Social International Sciences, UNINT University, Via Cristoforo Colombo 200, 00147 Rome, Italy.
Viviana De MartinoDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7034-7718
Salvatore MinisolaDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6525-0439
Cristiana CiprianiDepartment of Clinical, Internal, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0141-1202

Funding

"Sapienza" University "Progetti di Ricerca - Ateneo 2018"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe assessed the long-term (24 months) efficacy and safety of monthly calcifediol (0.266 mg) in the correction and maintenance of total 25(OH)D levels in postmenopausal women with basal values <30 ng/mL.

methodsWe initially enrolled 45 consecutive patients during the period September 2019-September 2020. After an initial visit, patients were instructed to return at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 months for measuring serum total 25(OH)D, ionised calcium, creatinine and isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase (bALP). Here, we report only the per-protocol analysis, because the COVID-19 pandemic precluded adherence to the scheduled visits for some patients.

resultsThe patients' mean age was 62.4 ± 9.0 years. Mean basal 25(OH)D levels were 20.5 ± 5.3 ng/mL. There was a continuous increase of mean 25(OH)D values (

conclusionsThe long-term administration of calcifediol maintains stable and sustained 25(OH)D concentrations, with no safety concerns.

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CalcifediolPostmenopauseVitamin D DeficiencyAgedAlkaline PhosphataseCalciumCOVID-19CreatinineFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeVitamin DAlkaline PhosphataseCalcifediolCalciumCreatinineVitamin Dbone alkaline phosphatasecalcifediolionised calciumvitamin D

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PMID38892687
PMCPMC11174435

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