Research results announced that severe coronavirus patients are deficient in vitamin D
Although it has been pointed out that age, presence or absence of chronic diseases, and
Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe COVID-19 | medRxiv
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.24.20075838v1
Scientists link vitamin D deficiencies to higher COVID-19 mortality rates
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-link-vitamin-d-deficiencies-to-higher-covid-19-mortality-rates/
Low levels of vitamin D may be linked to severe COVID-19
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200429/Low-levels-of-vitamin-D-may-be-linked-to-severe-COVID-19.aspx
Is considered one of the essential nutrients vitamin D is a kind of fat-soluble vitamins, natural immune response adaptive immunity has an important role in any of the responses. Although there are foods that contain vitamin D, it is difficult to get enough vitamin D in the general diet, and it is also important to sunbathe to produce vitamin D in the body.
A research team led by Frank H. Lau of the Center for Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana at New Orleans traces medical records of COVID-19 patients to identify the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19, and signs of vitamin D deficiency. I investigated about 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) . A 25OHD of 30 ng / ml or less means that you are deficient in vitamin D.
A survey of 25 OHD in 20 patients found that 65% of the patients went to the ICU (intensive care unit), but the percentage of vitamin deficiency in general ward patients was 57.1%, but the percentage of vitamin deficiency in ICU patients Has reached 84.6%. In addition, when the target was 'under 75 years old' among the patients who entered ICU, the percentage of vitamin deficiency was 100%.
Of those with COVID-19 in the ICU, 62.5% had symptoms of blood coagulation and 92.3% had a reduction in lymphocytes. Taken together, researchers hypothesize that a vitamin D deficiency may affect the blood and disrupt the immune response.
Researchers also suggest that the severity of COVID-19 in African Americans and the homeless is related to vitamin D deficiency.
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In addition, in countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain where COVID-19 is causing serious damage, the proportion of vitamin D deficiency is 70 to 90%, and in Norway and Denmark this proportion is 15 to 30%. It is also pointed out that it is relatively low.
In addition, since the results of this study are limited in sample and the paper has not been peer-reviewed, it is necessary to conduct randomized controlled trials on subjects classified by risk to draw accurate conclusions. That is.
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