Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with COVID-19 Incidence and Disease Severity in Chinese People [corrected].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D might have beneficial potential in influencing the natural history of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to its immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.

Objective

The aim was to investigate whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with COVID-19 incidence and disease severity in Chinese people.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study we retrospectively analyzed 335 COVID-19 patients (median: 56.0; IQR: 43.0-64.0 y) who were admitted to the Wuhan Tongji Hospital between 27 February and 21 March 2020. We also included an age- and sex-matched population of 560 individuals (median: 55; IQR: 49.0-60.0 y) who underwent the physical examination program. Their serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations were measured during the same

SUBMITTER: Luo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature