Vitamin K2 and Increased Bone Mineral Density

• Efficacy of vitamin K2 in the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2022-08-11
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 425
  • Frontiers in public health 10
  • • Ming-Ling Ma
    • Zi-Jian Ma
    • Yi-Lang He
    • Hao Sun
    • Bin Yang
    • Bin-Jia Ruan
    • Wan-da Zhan
    • Shi-Xuan Li
    • Hui Dong
    • Yong-Xiang Wang

  • PubMed: 36033779
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.979649

  2 Insights on

  • Increased Bone Mineral Density

  • High evidence
  • Elderly

  The overall effect test of 10 studies showed a significant improvement in lumbar spine BMD (BMD LS) (P = 0.006) with VK2.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes