Vitamin K and the Risk of Fractures

2017-07-11 16:48:30

The association between dietary vitamin K and risk of fractures is controversial.[1] The authors of this study performed a meta-analysis of cohort or nested case-control studies to investigate the relationship further. A comprehensive search of databases was conducted. The results were statistically analyzed and interpreted. Four cohort studies and one nested case-control study were analyzed. They found a statistically significant inverse association between dietary vitamin K intake and risk of fractures, which means that the study suggests that higher dietary vitamin K intake may moderately decrease the risk of fractures.