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Low Vitamin D Status at Admission as a Risk Factor for Poor Survival in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: An Italian Retrospective Study.

Marco InfanteAndrea BuosoMassimo PieriSantina LupisellaMarzia NuccetelliSergio BernardiniAndrea FabbriMarco IannettaMassimo AndreoniVittorio ColizziMaria Morello
Published in: Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2021)
We found a markedly high prevalence (100%) of hypovitaminosis D in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, suggesting a possible role of low vitamin D status in increasing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent hospitalization. The inverse association between serum 25(OH)D levels and risk of in-hospital mortality observed in our cohort suggests that a lower vitamin D status upon admission may represent a modifiable and independent risk factor for poor prognosis in COVID-19.
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