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Circulating Vitamin D levels status and clinical prognostic indices

This study compared vitamin D 25(OH)D plasma levels with different health related scores, inflammatory markers, markers of cellular damage and coagulation and lung radiological findings during COVID-19 illness. Patients with low 25(OH)D...

Circulating Vitamin D levels status and clinical prognostic indices2021-03-03T16:39:38+00:00

Exploring the link between Vitamin D and clinical outcomes in COVID-19

This retrospective cohort study evaluated the role of serum vitamin D levels in severe disease outcomes among COVID-19 patients in Detroit, MI and found no association of vitamin D levels with mortality, the need for mechanical ventilation, ICU...

Exploring the link between Vitamin D and clinical outcomes in COVID-192021-03-01T16:30:14+00:00

Association of Vitamin D Levels, Race/Ethnicity, and Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results.

Vitamin D deficiency and obesity increases risk of testing positive for COVID-19.

Association of Vitamin D Levels, Race/Ethnicity, and Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results.2021-03-01T11:48:28+00:00

Vitamin D and Lung Outcomes in Elderly COVID-19 Patients

In this retrospective cross-sectional study of 65 elderly patients serum, Vitamin D deficiency was associated with more severe lung involvement, longer disease duration, and risk of death in elderly COVID-19 patients.

Vitamin D and Lung Outcomes in Elderly COVID-19 Patients2021-02-24T16:28:52+00:00

Low Vitamin D Status at Admission as a Risk Factor for Poor Survival in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: An Italian Retrospective Study

Study participants were 137 patients who were admitted to a hospital in Rome Italy between March 1 and April 30, 2020 with COVID-19 who had serum 25(OH)D levels

Low Vitamin D Status at Admission as a Risk Factor for Poor Survival in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: An Italian Retrospective Study2021-02-18T16:15:25+00:00

Effect of a Single High Dose of Vitamin D3 on Hospital Length

A high, single oral dose of 200,000 IU vitamin D3, compared to placebo, did not significantly reduce hospital length of stay in moderately to severely ill hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Brazil during the study period of June-August 2020.

Effect of a Single High Dose of Vitamin D3 on Hospital Length2021-02-17T16:38:17+00:00

Vitamin D supplementation and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from the outbreak area of Lombardy, Italy

This study did not find a benefit associated with vitamin D supplementation in COVID-19 patients but did identify that vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for higher in-patient mortality.

Vitamin D supplementation and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from the outbreak area of Lombardy, Italy2021-02-12T11:51:02+00:00

Serum 25(OH)D Level on Hospital Admission Associated With COVID-19 Stage and Mortality

This study suggests that there is a potential association between vitamin D deficiency on hospital admission and mortality of COVID-19 pneumonia, independent of other conditions that might be...

Serum 25(OH)D Level on Hospital Admission Associated With COVID-19 Stage and Mortality2021-02-11T11:52:07+00:00

Association of Vitamin D Status with COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in the Asia Pacific region: A Cross-Sectional Study

This population study found a relationship between vitamin D levels and the number of COVID-19 cases, but not deaths in Asia Pacific countries. While the study demonstrated a correlation...

Association of Vitamin D Status with COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in the Asia Pacific region: A Cross-Sectional Study2021-02-03T16:27:10+00:00

COVID-19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors

This study of the COVID-19 epidemic and its effect on UK Biobank participants identified vitamin D, age, male sex, and Black ethnicity as key explanatory factors for COVID-19 death. However, once an adjustment for multiple risk...

COVID-19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors2021-02-02T16:18:54+00:00