Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
JAMA
; 325(14): 1436-1442, 2021 04 13.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1323838
ABSTRACT
Importance Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that performs an important role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism and also affects many other cellular regulatory functions outside the skeletal system. Vitamin D requirements may vary by individual; thus, no one serum vitamin D level cutpoint defines deficiency, and no consensus exists regarding the precise serum levels of vitamin D that represent optimal health or sufficiency. Objective:
To update its 2014 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review on screening for vitamin D deficiency, including the benefits and harms of screening and early treatment. Population Community-dwelling, nonpregnant adults who have no signs or symptoms of vitamin D deficiency or conditions for which vitamin D treatment is recommended. Evidence Assessment The USPSTF concludes that the overall evidence on the benefits of screening for vitamin D deficiency is lacking. Therefore, the balance of benefits and harms of screening for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults cannot be determined. Recommendation The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults. (I statement).
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vitamin D
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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Mass Screening
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
JAMA
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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