The relationship between 25(OH) vitamin D levels and COVID-19 onset and disease course in Spanish patients
Manuel Diaz-Curiel, Alfonso Cabello, Rosa Arboiro-Pinel, Jose Luis Mansur, Sarah Heili-Frades, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernandez, Antonio Herrero-González, Marjorie Andrade-Poveda
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105928
Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency in patients with COVID-19 is correlated with an increased risk of hospital admission and the need for critical care. We found no clear relationship between vitamin D levels and mortality.
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