Abstracts tagged "meta-analysis and muscle strength"

Abstract Number: 89 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Assessing the Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation On Skeletal Muscle Strength
Charlotte Beaudart¹, Fanny Buckinx², Véronique Rabenda³, Sophie Gillain⁴, Etienne Cavalier⁵, Jean Petermans⁴, Jean-Yves Reginster⁶ and Olivier Bruyere¹, ¹Public Health/Epidemiology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, ²Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ³Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, ⁴Geriatric Department, CHU de Liege, Liege, Belgium, ⁵Department of Clinical Chemistry, CHU de Liege, Liege, Belgium, ⁶Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Currently, there is growing evidence that vitamin D plays a role on several tissues including skeletal muscle. Previous studies suggested that vitamin D deficiency is…