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. 2020 Dec 24;15(4):372–391. doi: 10.1177/1559827620972035

Table 2.

Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of Primary, Secondary, and Other Outcomes by Randomized Assignment to Vitamin Da,b.

Endpoint Vitamin D (N = 12 927) Placebo (N = 12 944) HR 95% CI
No. of participants w/event
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), primary and secondary outcomes
 Major CVD eventc,d 396 409 0.97 0.85-1.12
 Expanded CVD event e 536 558 0.96 0.86-1.08
 Total myocardial infarction (MI) 169 176 0.96 0.78-1.19
 Total stroke 141 149 0.95 0.76-1.20
 Cardiovascular mortality 152 138 1.11 0.88-1.40
Other vascular outcomes f
 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 182 188 0.97 0.79-1.19
 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 73 98 0.75 0.55-1.01
 Fatal MI 24 15 1.60 0.84-3.06
 Fatal stroke 19 23 0.84 0.46-1.54
Total invasive cancer c 793 824 0.96 0.88-1.06
 Cancer mortality 154 187 0.83 0.67-1.02
All-cause mortality 485 493 0.99 0.87-1.12
Excluding the first 2 years of follow-up:
 Major CVD event 274 296 0.93 0.79-1.09
  Total invasive cancer 490 522 0.94 0.83-1.06
   Cancer mortality 112 149 0.75 0.59-0.96
  All-cause mortality 368 384 0.96 0.84-1.11
a

Adapted from Manson et al. 17 with permission. Copyright ©2019, Massachusetts Medical Society.

b

Analyses were from Cox regression models controlling for age, sex, and n-3 fatty acid randomization group. Analyses were not adjusted for multiple comparisons.

c

Primary outcome.

d

A composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality.

e

A composite of major cardiovascular events plus coronary revascularization (CABG + PCI).

f

Not prespecified as primary or secondary outcomes.