Vitamin D assessment in patients with COVID-19 virus and correlation with severity

Autor: Tarek M. Yosef, Shereen A. Saleh, Sara Fekry Ali, Ahmed Elmetwally Ahmed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol 34, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI: 10.1186/s43162-022-00142-8
Popis: Abstract Background Vitamin D may play a vital role in preventing the multi-system consequences of COVID-19 infections. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential association between mean serum levels of vitamin D and COVID-19 and its correlation with severity and mortality. Results A case-control study conducted on 80 Egyptian patients admitted at Ain Shams University designated hospitals, Cairo, Egypt, from March 2021 to September 2021. Regarding the laboratory investigations, we found that COVID-19 cases have significantly lower lymphocytic counts than controls. Regarding vitamin D, this study showed a statistically significant positive correlation between vitamin D and lymphocytes, and there were statistically significant negative correlations between vitamin D, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, and D-dimer. Conclusion This study confirms that vitamin D deficiency is associated with the severity of COVID-19 clinically and laboratory.
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