Influence of vitamin D status on hospital length of stay and prognosis in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: a multicenter prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Bruna Zavarize Reis,
Alan Lins Fernandes,
Lucas Peixoto Sales,
Mayara D Santos,
Caroline Carvalho dos Santos,
Ana Jéssica Pinto,
Karla Fabiana Goessler,
André Silva Franco,
Camila SC Duran,
Carla B. R. Silva,
Marina Barguil Macêdo,
Henrique HH Dalmolin,
Janaína Baggio,
Guilherme G. M. Balbi,
Leila Antonângelo,
Valéria F. Caparbo,
Bruno Gualano,
Igor Hisashi Murai,
Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/nqab151
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , prospective cohort study , cohort study , cohort , multicenter study , vitamin d and neurology , university hospital , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , disease , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , randomized controlled trial
Vitamin D acts as a mediator in the immune system regulating antiviral mechanisms and inflammatory processes. Vitamin D insufficiency has been suggested as a potential risk factor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, although its impact on the prognosis of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear.
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