Impact of COVID-19 on serum melatonin levels and sleep parameters in children

Özlem Yayıcı Köken Pembe Gültutan Merve Sibel Güngören Gülsüm İclal Bayhan Deniz Yılmaz Esra Gürkaş Hamit Özyürek Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

We conclude that COVID-19 did not impact the sleep parameters of children. Serum melatonin levels of all patients were higher than the reference range; however, they were higher in the non-COVID-19 patient group than the COVID-19 group. Since serum melatonin levels were higher than the reference values in children with COVID-19, and this disease is significantly less morbid in children, melatonin may have protective effects against COVID-19.

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