Serum Vitamin D Levels Are Associated With Increased COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Independent of Whole-Body and Visceral Adiposity

Serum Vitamin D Levels Are Associated With Increased COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Independent of Whole-Body and Visceral Adiposity

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with susceptibility to infectious disease. In this study, the association between COVID-19 outcomes and vitamin D levels in patients attending a COVID-19 reference center in Mexico City are examined. Consec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) 2022-01, Vol.9, p.813485
Hauptverfasser: Vanegas-Cedillo, Pablo Esteban, Bello-Chavolla, Omar Yaxmehen, Ramírez-Pedraza, Natalia, Rodríguez Encinas, Bethsabel, Pérez Carrión, Carolina Isabel, Jasso-Ávila, María Isabel, Valladares-García, Jorge Carlos, Hernández-Juárez, Diana, Vargas-Vázquez, Arsenio, Antonio-Villa, Neftali Eduardo, Chapa-Ibarguengoitia, Monica, Ponce de Leon, Alfredo, Sifuentes-Osornio, José, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A, Mehta, Roopa
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Sprache:eng
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adipose tissue
COVID-19
Nutrition
SARS-CoV-2
severe COVID-19
Vitamin D
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Zusammenfassung:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with susceptibility to infectious disease. In this study, the association between COVID-19 outcomes and vitamin D levels in patients attending a COVID-19 reference center in Mexico City are examined. Consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 were evaluated. All patients underwent clinical evaluation and follow-up, laboratory measurements and a thoracic computerized tomography, including the measurement of epicardial fat thickness. Low vitamin D was defined as levels
ISSN:2296-861X
2296-861X
DOI:10.3389/fnut.2022.813485