Association of vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine with COVID-19 severity and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Juan R Ulloque-BadaraccoAli Al-Kassab-CórdovaEsteban A Alarcon-BragaEnrique A Hernandez-BustamanteMiguel A Huayta-CortezJuan C Cabrera-GuzmánPamela Robles-ValcarcelVicente Aleixandre Benites-Zapata

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)

Elevated serum levels of vitamin B12 were associated with higher mortality in patients with COVID-19. Severe cases of COVID-19 were associated with low serum folate levels. Future studies should incorporate a larger sample size.

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