Patients with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels below 20 pg/ml required longer mechanical ventilation (p = 0.045) and had a worse acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score (p = 0.048). Conclusion The vast majority of COVID-19 ARDS patients had vitamin D deficiency. 25-...
Low vitamin D levels may heighten the risk of long COVID, according to new research from the European Congress of Endocrinology. The study found that those with long COVID, especially those with ‘brain fog’, had lower vitamin D levels. A study suggests vitamin D deficiency may contribute t...
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that vitamin D deficiency has been shown to contribute to acute respiratory distress syndrome and that case fatality rates increase with age and in populations with comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, all of which are associated with lower vitamin D levels....
During the pandemic, there was a significant increase in vitamin D deficiency in pediatric patients with major depressive disorder, in new findings that suggest spending more time indoors may have fueled this uptick. "We suspect that this may be due to the COVID lockdowns and kids schooling ...
Also, vitamin D3 deficiency is responsible for most autoimmune diseases. Be sure that you test your 25(OH)D3 levels. The level, if you are in a disease state, should be high normal in the normal range of 30 to 100 ng/ml (suggest 80 +/- 10 ng/ml). –Mark Pegram ...
Objective To examine the relationship between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) level and COVID-19 infection, its severity, and its clinical case characteristics. Methods This case-control study compared serum 25(OH)D levels and rates of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) between 80 healthy ...
As previously reported, ACE2 is the receptor which hosts COVID-19 entry into the cells of the intestine and alveoli, with dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system which contributes to mas- sive cytokine activation; this can be potentially fatal in ARDS. However, vitamin D deficiency may ...
Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving the University of Queensland has found. May 15, 2025 1 103 Health Exercise is the key to maintaining Vitamin D levels in wint...