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Higher monthly doses of vitamin D (60,000 IU and 24,000 IU plus calcifediol) were more likely to result in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of at least 30 ng/mL compared to 24,000 IU.

Higher doses of vitamin D may be necessary to achieve adequate serum levels in older adults.

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Intent-to-treat analyses showed that, while 60,000 IU and 24,000 IU plus calcifediol were more likely than 24,000 IU to result in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of at least 30 ng/mL (P = .001).
Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2016

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Based on the design of a randomized clinical trial.

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Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Treatment for the Prevention of Functional Decline

Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2016

DOI 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7148

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