In elderly patients in Brazil testing positive for COVID-19 admitted to an ICU there was a high prevalence of obesity and low vitamin D levels. Whether or not the obesity and...
Large oral doses of vitamin D taken in the year prior to COVID-19 diagnosis were associated with less severe disease and better survival in frail elderly patients in France...
A lower vitamin D status was associated with negative clinical outcomes and decreased survival in hospitalized patients in Iran with COVID-19.
Among COVID‐19‐positive patients in Turkey in this retrospective cohort study, the group with vitamin D levels of >75 nmol/L had significantly lower D‐dimer and C‐reactive protein (CRP) levels (a marker of inflammation), number of affected...
Vitamin D and calcium deficiency may be related to short-term COVID-19 outcomes and therefore it may improve outcomes to screen and address levels of vitamin D and calcium during treatment. The study...
This observational study identified an inverse relationship between vitamin D treatment and COVID-19 related mortality: those receiving vitamin D supplementation...
This study demonstrated high rates of diabetes among those hospitalized for COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia where severe vitamin D deficiency, among other factors, appeared to be a significant predictor of fatal outcome.
Although the results of this small pilot study suggest a connection between vitamin D status and clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU...
Patients who were diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency between October 1, 2015 and June 30, 2020 and were also diagnosed with COVID-19 between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 at the University of Florida Health Center.
According to a study of 201 Iranian patients, having low serum vitamin D levels and being overweight may make you more...
