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. 2018 Aug 7;16(8):e05365. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5365
Design Citation Dose Age Ionised blood calcium
(weeks) Units (mean) (SD)
RCT Gallo et al. (2013a) [Link] 10 0 mmol/L 1.38 n.a.
10 4 mmol/L 1.37 n.a.
10 8 mmol/L 1.37 n.a.
10 21 mmol/L 1.35 n.a.
10 34 mmol/L 1.33 n.a.
10 48 mmol/L 1.32 n.a.
20 0 mmol/L 1.4 n.a.
20 4 mmol/L 1.4 n.a.
20 8 mmol/L 1.37 n.a.
20 21 mmol/L 1.35 n.a.
20 34 mmol/L 1.33 n.a.
20 48 mmol/L 1.32 n.a.
30 0 mmol/L 1.39 n.a.
30 4 mmol/L 1.37 n.a.
30 8 mmol/L 1.36 n.a.
30 21 mmol/L 1.35 n.a.
30 34 mmol/L 1.33 n.a.
30 48 mmol/L 1.32 n.a.
40 0 mmol/L 1.4 n.a.
40 4 mmol/L 1.38 n.a.
40 8 mmol/L 1.37 n.a.
40 21 mmol/L 1.35 n.a.
PROSP Hazell et al. (2017) 10 48 mmol/L 1.29 0.03
20 48 mmol/L 1.3 0.05
30 48 mmol/L 1.28 0.06
40 48 mmol/L 1.27 0.05

n.a.: not available; PROSP: prospective cohort study; RCT: randomised controlled trial; SD: standard deviation.

Units as reported in the paper are nmol/L, but here assumed to be mmol/L based on Gallo et al. (2014b).