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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Vitamin D and Reduced Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Doses used in studies

IU/day: 1,000 (median 1,000, IQR 1,000–1,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 6 months · IQR 6 months–6 months · Range 6 months–6 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on response to anti-tuberculosis therapy in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
- 2024-07-09
- RCT · n = 47
- BMC infectious diseases 24(1)
- - Rasha Eletreby
  - Aisha Elsharkawy
  - Rahma Mohamed
  - Mai Hamed
  - Eman Kamal Ibrahim
  - Rabab Fouad
- PubMed: 38982373
- DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09367-0
7 Insights on
- Reduced Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- High evidence
- Clinical
significantly lower CRP and ESR at 2 months and at the end of treatment
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
50,000 IU once a week for 6 weeks (total 300,000 IU), followed by maintenance doses of 1,000 IU/day