| Methods |
Method of randomisation: not stated
Assessor blinding: only reported for blood pressure
Intention to treat: 204 randomised, results presented for 200, intention to treat analysis not possible
Lost to follow‐up: intervention 3; control 1
Timing of intervention: 12 weeks |
| Participants |
Location: 6 medical centres, USA
204 patients
Inclusion criteria: Adult men and women between 55 and 85 years and in good health
BMI between 16 and 36, 5 years post menopause, consumption of 1.5 servings or fewer per day of dairy foods, willingness to consume additional 3x8oz milk/day
Exclusion criteria: Unstable hypertension or dyslipidemia within last month, unstable hormone therapy use within last year, chronic or life threatening diseases, serious abnormality that would interfere with study participation, substance or alcohol abuse, no calcium supplementation for more than 4 weeks before enrolment in the study, diabetes, blood pressure over systolic or 95 mm Hg diastolic, total blood cholesterol greater than 6.75mmol/L, fasting blood glucose level greater than 7.8mmol/L
Sex: 35‐36% male, 64‐65% female
Age: mean age 65y
Living at home |
| Interventions |
a: Participants added 3 x 8 oz servings of fluid milk daily (low fat or fat free) to their usual consumption of dairy products
b: Participants maintained their usual diets
Allocated: 101/103
Assessed: 98/102 for all outcomes |
| Outcomes |
Main outcomes:
Additional outcomes:
Anthropometric indices ‐ weight change
Functional status ‐ Barthel index, mental health inventory, general perceived health scale, work activity scale
Measures of dietary intake ‐ change in energy and protein intake |
| Notes |
No further information required |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
