Vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the US military

Clinically-diagnosed vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the entire population of the United States military, 1997-2015

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN58987177

Enrollment

1382266

Registered

2019-09-13

Start date

2019-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Clinically-diagnosed vitamin and mineral deficiencies Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Data will be extracted from a pre-existing database, the Defense Medical Epidemiological Database (DMED) to obtain information on the incidence of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, examine association

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All active-duty US military service members in the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines serving between 1997 and 2015

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies and disorders extracted from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database for the years 1997 to 2015	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026