Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections : systematic review and meta-analysis of aggregate data from randomised controlled trials

BACKGROUND: A 2017 meta-analysis of data from 25 randomised controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections revealed a protective effect of the intervention. Since then, 20 new RCTs have been completed.

METHODS: Systematic review and meta-analysis of data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D for ARI prevention using a random effects model. Pre-specified sub-group analyses were done to determine whether effects of vitamin D on risk of ARI varied according to baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentration or dosing regimen. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Web of Science and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry from inception to 1st May 2020. Double-blind RCTs of supplementation with vitamin D or calcidiol, of any duration, were eligible if they were approved by a Research Ethics Committee and if ARI incidence was collected prospectively and pre-specified as an efficacy outcome. Aggregate data, stratified by baseline 25(OH)D concentration, were obtained from study authors. The study was registered with PROSPERO (no. CRD42020190633).

FINDINGS: We identified 45 eligible RCTs (total 73,384 participants). Data were obtained for 46,331 (98.0%) of 47,262 participants in 42 studies, aged 0 to 95 years. For the primary comparison of vitamin D supplementation vs. placebo, the intervention reduced risk of ARI overall (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.91, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.99; P for heterogeneity 0.01). No statistically significant effect of vitamin D was seen for any of the sub-groups defined by baseline 25(OH)D concentration. However, protective effects were seen for trials in which vitamin D was given using a daily dosing regimen (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.93); at daily dose equivalents of 400-1000 IU (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.89); and for a duration of ≤12 months (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.72 to 0.93). No significant interaction was seen between allocation to vitamin D vs. placebo and dose frequency, dose size, or study duration. Vitamin D did not influence the proportion of participants experiencing at least one serious adverse event (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.09). Risk of bias within individual studies was assessed as being low for all but three trials. A funnel plot showed left-sided asymmetry (P=0.008, Egger's test).

INTERPRETATION: Vitamin D supplementation was safe and reduced risk of ARI, despite evidence of significant heterogeneity across trials. Protection was associated with administration of daily doses of 400-1000 IU vitamin D for up to 12 months. The relevance of these findings to COVID-19 is not known and requires investigation.

FUNDING: None.

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UpdateIn: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021 Mar 30;:. - PMID 33798465

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences - (2020) vom: 25. Nov.

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Englisch

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Jolliffe, David A [VerfasserIn]
Camargo, Carlos A [VerfasserIn]
Sluyter, John D [VerfasserIn]
Aglipay, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Aloia, John F [VerfasserIn]
Ganmaa, Davaasambuu [VerfasserIn]
Bergman, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Borzutzky, Arturo [VerfasserIn]
Damsgaard, Camilla T [VerfasserIn]
Dubnov-Raz, Gal [VerfasserIn]
Esposito, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Gilham, Clare [VerfasserIn]
Ginde, Adit A [VerfasserIn]
Golan-Tripto, Inbal [VerfasserIn]
Goodall, Emma C [VerfasserIn]
Grant, Cameron C [VerfasserIn]
Griffiths, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Hibbs, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Janssens, Wim [VerfasserIn]
Khadilkar, Anuradha Vaman [VerfasserIn]
Laaksi, Ilkka [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Margaret T [VerfasserIn]
Loeb, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Maguire, Jonathon L [VerfasserIn]
Majak, Paweł [VerfasserIn]
Mauger, David T [VerfasserIn]
Manaseki-Holland, Semira [VerfasserIn]
Murdoch, David R [VerfasserIn]
Nakashima, Akio [VerfasserIn]
Neale, Rachel E [VerfasserIn]
Pham, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Rake, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Rees, Judy R [VerfasserIn]
Rosendahl, Jenni [VerfasserIn]
Scragg, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Dheeraj [VerfasserIn]
Shimizu, Yoshiki [VerfasserIn]
Simpson-Yap, Steve [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Geeta Trilok [VerfasserIn]
Urashima, Mitsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Martineau, Adrian R [VerfasserIn]

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UpdateIn: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021 Mar 30;:. - PMID 33798465

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10.1101/2020.07.14.20152728

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