[en] Background: Dietary sources of calcium and vitamin D are recommended as a first-line strategy in prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures but their public health and economic impact has never been studied.
Methods: We designed a population-based model to forecast the potential health outcomes and medical effectiveness of the daily administration of dairy supplements containing 800 IU of vitamin D and 1 g of calcium in cohorts of subjects, from both genders, aged 50, 60, 70 and 80 years. Annual costs of dairy products were tested at €150, €250 and €350.
Results: In total, the daily intake of vitamin-D rich dairy products reduces by 30,376 and 16,105 events the number of osteoporotic fractures in women and men respectively and permits to gain 6605 and 6144 life-years, in women and men respectively. This intervention is cost-effective from 70 years on in the general population and from 60 years on in patients at increased risk of osteoporotic fractures.
Conclusion: The recommendation to use dairy products as the preferred source of calcium and vitamin D in aging males and females is supported by public health and health economic analyses.
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Ethgen, Olivier ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique : aspects spécifiques
Hiligsmann, Mickaël
Burlet, Nansa
Reginster, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Public health impact and cost-effectiveness of dairy products supplemented with vitamin D in prevention of osteoporotic fractures
Publication date :
14 December 2015
Journal title :
Archives of Public Health
ISSN :
0778-7367
eISSN :
2049-3258
Publisher :
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Bruxelles, Belgium
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