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. 2015 Sep 29;351:h4183. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4183

Table 5 .

Pooled analyses of trials of dietary sources of calcium and calcium supplements

Time point (years) Trials of dietary sources of calcium Calcium supplement trials P (interaction)†
Studies Participants BMD difference* (95% CI) P value Studies Participants BMD difference* (95% CI) P value
Lumbar spine
1 11 1260 0.6 (−0.1 to 1.3) 0.08 27 3866 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) <0.001 0.13
2 8 816 0.7 (0.3 to 1.2) 0.001 21 6115 1.1 (0.7 to 1.6) <0.001 0.19
>2.5 0 8 3861 1.0 (0.3 to 1.6) 0.003
Femoral neck
1 8 1035 0.3 (−0.3 to 0.9) 0.30 19 2651 1.2 (0.7 to 1.8) <0.001 0.02
2 7 783 1.8 (1.1 to 2.6) <0.001 14 2415 1.0 (0.5 to 1.4) <0.001 0.05
>2.5 0 5 2257 1.5 (0.2 to 2.9) 0.025
Total hip
1 6 900 0.6 (0.3 to 1.0) 0.001 7 1159 1.4 (0.6 to 2.3) 0.001 0.08
2 5 689 1.5 (0.7 to 2.4) <0.001 7 4366 1.3 (0.8 to 1.8) <0.001 0.63
>2.5 0 6 3835 1.2 (0.5 to 1.9) 0.001
Forearm
1 4 418 0.0 (−0.4 to 0.5) 0.85 10 791 1.0 (0.2 to 1.8) 0.014 0.04
2 2 171 0.1 (−0.3 to 0.4) 0.65 10 857 1.5 (0.5 to 2.6) 0.005 0.01
>2.5 0 5 437 1.8 (0.2 to 3.4) 0.025
Total Body
1 3 433 1.0 (0.3 to 1.8) 0.009 10 1255 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) <0.001 0.47
2 2 358 0.9 (0.5 to 1.3) <0.001 6 3901 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) <0.001 0.67
>2.5 0 7 4164 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) <0.001

*Weighted mean difference between groups in percentage change in bone mineral density (BMD) from baseline.

†Test for interaction between subgroup of trials of dietary sources of calcium and subgroup of calcium supplement trials.