Vitamin D Levels as a Marker of Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 virus may cause severe infection, which is associated with diverse clinical manifestations. Vitamin D has immunomodulating properties and may enhance the body's defense system against invading pathogenic organisms. The aim was to assess 25(OH)D₃ levels in patients hospitalized for severe infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and explore the relationship between 25(OH)D₃ and outcomes. In a group of 88 patients hospitalized for severe infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a control group matched for age and sex, the levels of 25(OH)D₃ were analyzed. Levels of 25(OH)D₃ were 17.36 ± 8.80 ng/mL (mean ± SD) compared with 24.34 ± 10.34 ng/mL in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and the control group, respectively, p < 0.001

SUBMITTER: Athanassiou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890332 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature