Al-Salman: In COVID-19 patients, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in serum is associated with longer viral clearance time and higher risk of intensive care unit admission

In COVID-19 patients, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in serum is associated with longer viral clearance time and higher risk of intensive care unit admission

Al-Salman et al., Nutrition & Food Science, doi:10.1108/NFS-05-2021-0143

Al-Salman et al., In COVID-19 patients, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in serum is associated with longer viral clearance time.., Nutrition & Food Science, doi:10.1108/NFS-05-2021-0143

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Retrospective 450 hospitalized patients in Bahrain, showing increased risk of ICU admission and slower viral clearance with vitamin D deficiency.

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risk of ICU admission, 44.4% lower, OR 0.56, p = 0.03, high D levels (≥50nmol/L) 113, low D levels (<50nmol/L) 337, inverted to make OR<1 favor high D levels (≥50nmol/L), multinomial regression, RR approximated with OR.

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Al-Salman et al., 29 Jul 2021, retrospective, Bahrain, peer-reviewed, 5 authors.

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