Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults
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| study ID | intervention | [n] screened | [n] randomised | [n] safety | [n] ITT | [n] finishing study | comments |
| ID1 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID2 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID3 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID3 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID4 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID5 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID6 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID7 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID8 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ID9 | Intervention 1 (I1) Intervention 2 (I2) Control 1 (C1) Control 2 (C2) | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | I1: I2: C1: C2: Total: | |
| ITT = intention‐to‐treat | |||||||
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Table 1. Study populations
