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

Autor: Pablo Esteban Vanegas-Cedillo, Omar Yaxmehen Bello-Chavolla, Natalia Ramírez-Pedraza, Bethsabel Rodríguez Encinas, Carolina Isabel Pérez Carrión, María Isabel Jasso-Ávila, Jorge Carlos Valladares-García, Diana Hernández-Juárez, Arsenio Vargas-Vázquez, Neftali Eduardo Antonio-Villa, Monica Chapa-Ibarguengoitia, Alfredo Ponce de Leon, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Roopa Mehta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-861X
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.813485
Popis: IntroductionCoronavirus 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.MethodsConsecutive 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
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