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Appendix F: Evidence Maps
Pages 1019-1024

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... Overall, the committee evaluated individual studies and when needed, took methodological differences into account when categorizing a study for inclusion in the evidence maps. However the committee acknowledges the variability in the quality of studies within and across categories, and relied on its expert judgment and a detailed evaluation of each study when drawing conclusions about the relevance and application of an indicator to further consideration in the DRI process.
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... and Metabolic Syndrome Randomized Trials Secondary or Non– Mechanistic Animal Observational Primary Pre–specified Indicator Data Data Studies Outcome Outcomesa Vitamin D ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NOTE: ✓ = evidence is published; -- = no available evidence. aSecondary outcomes often were not pre-specified by the investigators.
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... TABLE F-5  Evidence Map for Immune Function Randomized Trials Secondary or Non– Mechanistic Animal Observational Primary Pre-specified Indicator Data Data Studies Outcome Outcomesa Vitamin D Asthma ✓ ✓ ✓ -- -- Diabetes (Type 1) ✓ ✓ ✓ -- -- Irritable bowel and ✓ ✓ ✓ -- -- crohn's disease Multiple sclerosis ✓ ✓ ✓ -- -- Rheumatoid ✓ -- ✓ -- -- arthritis Systemic lupus ✓ ✓ ✓ -- -- erythematosus Tuberculosis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Influenza/ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ -- Upper respiratory infections NOTE: ✓ = evidence is published; -- = no available evidence.
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... TABLE F-7  Evidence Map for Preeclampsia of Pregnancy Randomized Trials Secondary or Non– Mechanistic Animal Observational Primary Pre-specified Indicator Data Data Studies Outcome Outcomesa Calcium -- -- ✓ ✓ ✓ Vitamin D -- -- ✓ -- -- NOTE: ✓ = evidence is published; -- = no available evidence. aSecondary outcomes often were not pre-specified by the investigators.
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... aSecondary outcomes often were not pre-specified by the investigators.
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