Interaction between age and vitamin D deficiency in severe COVID-19 infection

Macaya et al., Nutr. Hosp., doi:10.20960/nh.03193

Macaya et al., Interaction between age and vitamin D deficiency in severe COVID-19 infection, Nutr. Hosp., doi:10.20960/nh.03193

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Retrospective 80 hospitalized patients in Spain showing higher risk of severe COVID-19 with vitamin D deficiency.

This is the 21st of 175 COVID-19 sufficiency studies for vitamin D, which collectively show higher levels reduce risk with p<0.0000000001 (1 in 18 vigintillion).

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risk of severe case, 55.0% lower, RR 0.45, p = 0.07, high D levels 11 of 35 (31.4%), low D levels 20 of 45 (44.4%), NNT 7.7, inverted to make RR<1 favor high D levels, odds ratio converted to relative risk, >20ng/mL.

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Macaya et al., 21 Oct 2020, retrospective, Spain, peer-reviewed, 8 authors.

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