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Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) vs Placebo: deaths from any cause

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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ConductScience Library. Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) vs Placebo: deaths from any cause. Trial comparisons, record NCT01942694-deaths. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT01942694-deaths

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 10.004130.001760.00963wilson
Risk in group 20.004130.001760.00962wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20.00000341-0.005980.00599newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 210.293.45log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 210.2893.47log
Number needed to harm, for one more death from any cause on Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) than on Placebo294,000from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)One vitamin D pill daily~Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol): Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) 4000 IU, administered as 1 soft-gel pill daily by mouth.51,211EG001
Group 2PlaceboOne pill daily~Placebo: Administered as one soft-gel pill daily by mouth51,212EG000

Harm

What it counts
Total, all-cause mortality
Time frame
2.5 years

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes Study
NCT number
NCT01942694
Phases
NA
Conditions
Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol), Placebo
Lead sponsor
Tufts Medical Center
Results first posted
2020-09-09

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
Tables read
outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.

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