Coronavirus-study: Rising COVID-19-risk of death in Vitamin D deficiency? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal
Case study: the lower the Vitamin D level, the higher the COVID-19-the risk of death
A case study of Indonesian researchers at the clinics RSUD Kabupaten Sukamara, Kec ends. Sukamara, Kabupaten Sukamara, as well as Kalimantan Tengah, analysed the data, and gradients of a total of 780 COVID-19-Patients had to be treated due to a severe disease process in a clinic. In addition to other factors, they analyzed the Vitamin D levels of hospitalized patients. It turned out that a low level of Vitamin D was associated with a higher risk of death in the course of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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The case study looked at 780 COVID-19-clinic patients
Doctors in Indonesia are examined in their case study, the question of whether a low Vitamin D level could be associated with increased mortality. They examined the patient data of 780 COVID-19 Patients who were treated in four hospitals.
In the study, the researchers covered different aspects such as age, gender, pre-existing conditions, Vitamin D Status and the course of disease of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “The goal was to determine patterns of Mortality and related factors,” write the researchers. The Vitamin D Status of the patients was, however, in the foreground.
The lower the Vitamin D level, the higher the risk of death
The researchers were able to observe after the evaluation of the data, especially male victims, were suffering from pre-existing conditions and older age, and showed in General an increased risk of death. About half (49,7%) of the cases showed a normal Vitamin D Status, and only 4 percent of these patients died. A little more than a quarter (27%) had insufficient Vitamin D levels, and the majority of them (88%) died. Just under a quarter (23%) had a medical Vitamin D deficiency, and almost all (99%) died. As a benchmark for a “normal” Vitamin levels the researchers called a value of about 30 ng/ml.
Further studies are necessary
“With increasing age, pre-existing conditions and male gender, the risk of death is strongly associated with low Vitamin D levels,” conclude the researchers. Further studies are however necessary to investigate whether Vitamin D supplementation in COVID-19 reduces the risk of death actually. In addition, the underlying mechanisms need to be examined carefully.
Read also: Vitamin D deficiency – causes, symptoms and treatment.