The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality

Petre Cristian, Ilie, Stefanescu, Simina and Smith, Lee (2020) The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32. pp. 1195-1198. ISSN 1720-8319

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Abstract

WHO declared SARS-CoV-2 a global pandemic. The present aim was to propose an hypothesis that there is a potential association between mean levels of vitamin D in various countries with cases and mortality caused by COVID-19. The mean levels of vitamin D for 20 European countries and morbidity and mortality caused by COVID-19 were acquired. Negative correlations between mean levels of vitamin D (average 56 mmol/L, STDEV 10.61) in each country and the number of COVID-19 cases/1 M (mean 295.95, STDEV 298.7, and mortality/1 M (mean 5.96, STDEV 15.13) were observed. Vitamin D levels are severely low in the aging population especially in Spain, Italy and Switzerland. This is also the most vulnerable group of the population in relation to COVID-19. It should be advisable to perform dedicated studies about vitamin D levels in COVID-19 patients with different degrees of disease severity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	COVID-19, Vitamin D, Older adults, SARS-Cov2, Coronavirus, cholecalciferol, calcitriol
Faculty:	Faculty of Science & Engineering COVID-19 Research Collection
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	14 Apr 2020 09:58
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2021 18:52
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/705415

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