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Low vitamin D levels do not aggravate COVID-19 risk or death, and vitamin D supplementation does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis and GRADE assessment of cohort studies and RCTs.

Jie ChenKaibo MeiLixia XiePing YuanJianyong MaPeng YuWengen ZhuChunhua ZhengXiao Liu
Published in: Nutrition journal (2021)
Current evidence suggested that vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency was not significantly linked to susceptibility to COVID-19 infection or its associated death. Vitamin D supplements did not significantly improve clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19. The overall GRADE evidence quality was low, we suggest that vitamin D supplementation was not recommended for patients with COVID-19.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • quality improvement
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control