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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Effect of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level on quadriceps strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study

Design

Outcome

Measures

Study population

Gender

Location

Age (mean ± SD)

Sampling

Source

25(OH)D measurement, results

Dhesi et al., 2002

CSS

MVC

n = 80

N/A

England

Group 1 (n = 20): 77.5 ± 5.4

Group 2 (n = 20): 72.4 ± 4.6

Group 3 (n = 20): 75.9 ± 5.9

Control (n = 20): 74.0 ± 4.2

Mixed

IDS Gamma-B 25OH Immunoassay, Group 1 (fall +  < 12 μg/L, n = 20):

9.8 ± 2.2 μg/L

Group 2 (fall + 12–17 μg/L, n = 20):

13.9 ± 1.7 μg/L

Group 3 (fall +  > 17 μg/L, n = 20):

23.6 ± 5.8 μg/L

Control (healthy +  > 17 μg/L, n = 20):

22.8 ± 5.7 μg/L

Zamboni et al., 2002

CSS

IM

n = 269

94 M, 175 F

Italy

Men: 71.8 ± 2.1

Women: 71.9 ± 2.4

Community

Radioimmunoassay, Men: 56.5 ± 37.5 nmol/L

Women: 39.4 ± 24.1 nmol/L

Annweiler

et al., 2009

CSS

MVC

n = 440

0 M, 440F

France

80.1 ± 3.5

Community

Radioimmunoassay,

17.4 ± 10.5 ng/mL

Dretakis et al., 2010

CSS

IM

n = 48

13 M 35F

Greece

Male: 73.8 ± 5.1

Female: 70.0 ± 4.5

Community

Enzyme Immunoassay Serum IDS OCTEIA 25-OH vitamin D kit, Male: 76.00 ± 34.73 nmol/L

Female: 49.11 ± 29.78 nmol/L

Bredella et al., 2011

CSS

MS

n = 68

0 M 68F

USA

35.9 ± 6.7

Community

IDS-iSYS Automated Analyser based on Chemiluminescence,

24.1 ± 15.2 ng/mL

Houston et al., 2011

CSS

IM

n = 988

351 M 637F

 

85.2 ± 3.2

Community

LC-TMS,

 < 20 ng/mL: 30.8%

20—< 30 ng/mL: 35.9%

 ≥ 30 ng/mL: 33.3%

Marantes et al., 2011

CSS

IM

n = 667

311 M 356F

USA

Men: 56.3 ± 18.5

Women: 57.2 ± 17.7

Community

Radioimmunoassay, Men: 23.0 ± 8.2 ng/mL

Women: 22.1 ± 10.0 ng/mL

Stockton et al., 2012

CSS

IM

n = 45

0 M 45F

Australia

SLE (n = 24): 39.6 ± 11.4

Control (n = 21): 40.9 ± 13.3

Mixed

LIAISONÕ 25 OH Vitamin D TOTAL Assay by Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Technology,

68.4 ± 22.4 nmol/L

Barker et al., 2013

CSS

IM

n = 14

9 M 5F

USA

32.0 ± 1.0

Not described

High Performance-LC,

Upon enrolment: 28.0 ± 2.5 ng/mL

 > 32 ng/mL: 36%; < 32 ng/mL: 64%

 < 20 ng/mL: 21%; < 10 ng/mL: 7%

Grimaldi et al., 2013

CSS

IK/ IM

n = 419

205 M 214F

USA

44.0 ± 16.1

Institutional

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,

33.6 ng/mL

Salacinski et al., 2013

CSS

IM

n = 38

18 M

20F

USA

Crohn’s (n = 19):

44.2 ± 10.3

Control (n = 19):

41.7 ± 11.2

Mixed

Radioimmunoassay (High-Performance LC),

High (n = 12): 45.4 ± 1.4 ng/mL

Low (n = 19): 25.3 ± 1.1 ng/mL

Barker et al., 2014

CSS

IK

n = 56

25 M 31F

USA

48.0 ± 1.0

Institutional

Chemiluminescent immunoassay,

25.8 ± 1.1 ng/mL

Civelek et al., 2014

CSS

IK

n = 49

0 M 49F

Turkey

Median: 64.3 Interquartile range:

59.0—69.5

Community

Shimadzu Prominence High- Performance LC,

Deficient (< 20 ng/mL): 49.0%

Normal (≥ 20 ng/mL): 51.0%

Hamilton et al., 2014

CSS

IK

n = 342

342 M

0F

Qatar

24.4 ± 8.3

Institutional

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Technology (Liaison® 25-OH Vitamin D total Assay),

20.7 ± 10.8 ng/mL

Rolighed et al., 2014

CSS

IM

n = 106

20 M 86F

Denmark

PHPT (n = 58): 55.7 – 61.6

Control (n = 58): 55.8 – 61.7

Mixed

Isotope Dilution LC-TMS, PHPT: 57.6 nmol/L (53.3 – 61.8)

Control: 59.1 nmol/L (52.7 – 65.6)

Salminen et

al., 2015

CSS

IM

n = 518

79 M 439 F

Finland

72.8 ± 5.7

Community

OCTEIA Immune-Enzymo-Metric

Assay, 65.2 ± 17.2 nmol/L

Yumrutepe et al., 2015

CSS

IK

n = 147

137 M 10F

Turkey

COPD (n = 90): 60.2 ± 7.8

Control (n = 57): 58.9 ± 6.4

Mixed

Radio-Immunometric Assay, COPD: 14.5 ± 11.1 ng/mL

Control: 16.8 ± 10 ng/mL

Almurdhi et al., 2016

CSS

MVC/ MS

n = 40

28 M 12F

UK

T2DM (n = 20): 63.1 ± 10.8

Control (n = 20): 61.5 ± 6.0

Not described

T2DM: 72.6 ± 43.5 nmol/L

Control: 78.9 ± 48.8 nmol/L

Brannstrom et al., 2017

CSS

IK

n = 19

0 M 19F

Sweden

15.3 ± 0.7

Institutional

Automatic Immune Analyser,

50.5 ± 12.8 nmol/L

Brech et

al., 2017

CSS

IK

n = 63

0 M 63F

Brazil

60.6 ± 3.1

Not

described

LIAISON® 25OHD Total Assay kit,

24.2 ± 9.2 ng/mL

Kara et al., 2017

CSS

IK/ MS

n = 30

3 M 27F

Turkey

Group I (n = 15): 44.4 ± 9.4

Group II (n = 15): 39.0 ± 9.9

Institutional

Chemiluminescence Microparticle Immunoassay Method,

Group I: 9.4 ± 2.5 ng/mL

Group II: 20.7 ± 8.3 ng/mL

Jamil et al., 2017

LS

MVC

n = 71

30 M 41F

UK

28.6 ± 6.5

Community

Dual TMS,

28.8 ± 20.5 nmol/L

Balogun et al., 2018

LS

IM

n = 1033

506 M 527F

Australia

63.0 ± 7.4

Community

Liquid-Phase Radioimmunoassay,

52.6 ± 18.7 nmol/L

Książek et al., 2018

CSS

IK

n = 25

25 M 0F

Poland

21.9 ± 9.8

Institutional

Electrochemiluminescence using Elecsys System,

17.4 ± 5.2 ng/mL

Kim et al., 2020

CSS

IK

n = 36

36 M 0F

Korea

22.6 ± 3.2

Institutional

High-Performance LC-TMS Detection,

24.7 ± 7.2 ng/mL

Wilson- Barnes et al., 2020

LS

IM

n = 47

31 M 16F

UK

Outdoor (n = 22): 21.0 ± 1.8

Indoor (n = 25): 20.0 ± 1.4

Institutional

LC (nmol/L),

Outdoor, autumn: 54.3 ± 25.3;

Indoor, autumn: 57.7 ± 22.0;

Outdoor, spring: 31.0 ± 17.5;

Indoor, spring: 31.0 ± 16.1

Watson et al., 2021

CSS

MS

n = 34

15 M 19F

UK

61.0 ± 12.0

Institutional

LC-TMS,

Full Cohort: 10.8 ng/mL (7.9 – 18.0)

Wilson- Barnes et

al., 2021

LS

IM

n = 50

24 M 26F

UK

22.0 ± 3.3

Mixed

LC-TMS,

Spring: 46.7 ± 20.9 nmol/L

Summer: 63.1 ± 17.3 nmol/L

  1. LS longitudinal study, CSS cross-sectional study, IM isometric, IK isokinetic, MVC maximal voluntary contraction