Table 2 Meta-analysis of the effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiac-metabolic outcomes in elderly population
Variables | Number of study | Pooled SMD ( 95% CI) | Model | Heterogeneity assessment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I2 | Q test | P-value | ||||
HbA1c | 4 | 0.06(− 0.11, 0.24) | Random | 0.0 | 0.57 | 0.96 |
FBS (mg/dl) | 7 | 0.01(− 0.2, 0.21) | Random | 52.5 | 14.75 | 0.04 |
HOMA-IR | 8 | 0.0(− 0.14, 0.13) | Random | 6 | 9.57 | 0.38 |
Insulin (μU/ml) | 5 | − 0.11(− 0.34, 0.14) | Random | 54.4 | 10.97 | 0.05 |
TG (mg/dl) | 8 | − 0.45(− 0.86, − 0.04) | Random | 88.5 | 69.46 | 0.0 |
TC (mg/dl) | 10 | − 0.14(− 0.25, − 0.02) | Random | 0.0 | 10.49 | 0.48 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 8 | 0.34(− 0.07, 0.74) | Random | 88.6 | 69.91 | 0.0 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 8 | − 0.17(− 0.36, 0.02) | Random | 47.9 | 15.37 | 0.05 |
LDL/HDL Ratio | 3 | − 0.08(− 0.35, 0.19) | Random | 0.0 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 6 | 0.18(− 0.3,0.67) | Random | 83.7 | 30.72 | 0.0 |
WC(cm) | 2 | − 0.24(− 0.98, 0.24) | Random | 85.3 | 6.80 | 0.0 |