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. 2019 Aug;25(2):94-99.
doi: 10.6118/jmm.19193. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Influence of Supplementary Vitamin D on Bone Mineral Density When Used in Combination with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Hyun Ju Liu  1 , Soo Ah Kim  2   3 , Da Joung Shim  2 , Ji Min Jung  2 , Eun Jeong Lee  2
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Influence of Supplementary Vitamin D on Bone Mineral Density When Used in Combination with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Hyun Ju Liu et al. J Menopausal Med. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: Vitamin D is regarded as one of the major nutrients that significantly influence bone metabolism. This study aims to look at the effect of supplementary vitamin D on bone mineral density (BMD) in female osteoporosis patients.

Methods: The retrospective hospital record review was performed on 282 patients who were diagnosed with osteoporosis and treated with selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) between January 2015 and December 2016. Of these patients, 151 were treated with SERMs only while 131 were treated using both SERMs and vitamin D supplements. The BMD and any occurrence of osteoporotic fracture episode were investigated after one year. The result of two groups was compared to find the significance of vitamin D.

Results: Overall, improvement in BMD score was observed in 76% of the patients. The BMD of the SERMs only group improved by 3% in spine and 1% in the hip while that of the SERMs with vitamin D group improved by 6% and 1% respectively. Statistical significance was noticed in the spine only. One distal radius fracture and one single level vertebral fracture occurred in patients of SERMs group while two distal radius fractures occurred in SERMs with vitamin D group. There was no occurrence of around hip fracture in both groups.

Conclusion: The result of the current study suggests that additional vitamin D may have some additive effect on improving BMD of the spine. Further study with the larger study population and the extended study period is recommended.

Keywords: Bone density; Osteoporosis; Selective estrogen receptor modulators; Vitamin D.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Fig. 1. Flowchart of cohort selection. SERMs: selective estrogen receptor modulators.
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