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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,126 questions · 1,225 findings · 111 reviews

No studies found 235 · 19.2%GRADE not reported 260 · 21.2%Very low 207 · 16.9%Low 271 · 22.1%Moderate 177 · 14.4%High 75 · 6.1%

Vitamin D vs placebo or no intervention

Cancer occurrence · healthy participants or recruited among the general population; individuals diagnosed with a specific disease in a stable phase or with…

Vitamin D showed no clear difference in cancer occurrence compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin E + vitamin C vs placebo

Any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop supplementation · pregnant women

Vitamin C and vitamin E showed no clear difference in any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D vs placebo or control

Maternal vitamin D concentration at term (25‐hydroxyvitamin D) (nmol/L) (ALL) · pregnant women

Meta-analysis of randomised trials of vitamin D supplementation for Maternal vitamin D concentrations at term: WMD 47.08 (95% CI 23.76 to 70.39), statistically significant. Umbrella review outcome-level evidence grade: Probable.

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D given to infants vs vitamin D given to lactating mothers

Hypercalcaemia · term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health

Vitamin D given to infants showed no clear difference in adverse effect (hypercalcaemia) compared with vitamin D given to lactating mothers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

All‐cause mortality in trials using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) ( · adults

The intervention probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality in trials using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Cardiovascular mortality in trials using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) ( · adults

The intervention showed no clear difference in cardiovascular mortality in trials using vitamin D3… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Cancer mortality in trials using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) ( · adults

The intervention probably leads to lower cancer mortality in trials using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse events: nephrolithiasis in trials using vitamin D3 combined with calcium ( · adults

The intervention probably leads to higher adverse events: nephrolithiasis in trials using vitamin D3 combined… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neonatal vitamin A supplementation vs control

Vitamin A deficiency · mortality and morbidity in term neonates

Neonatal vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in vitamin A deficiency (serum retinol < 0.70 micromol/L) at 6 weeks of… compared with control (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review