COVID-19 and vitamin D (Co-VIVID study): a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

SR Varikasuvu, B Thangappazham… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Vitamin D levels have been reported to be associated with COVID-19
susceptibility, severity, and mortality events. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized …

Obesity and COVID-19: mechanistic insights from adipose tissue

L Yu, X Zhang, S Ye, H Lian, H Wang… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). The risk is related to the cytokine storm, a major contributor to multiorgan …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in individuals with severe COVID-19 treated with high dose of vitamin D

M Torres, G Casado, L Vigón, S Rodríguez-Mora… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Main cause of severe illness and death in COVID-19 patients appears to be an excessive
but ineffectual inflammatory immune response that may cause severe acute respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and associated risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

TY Wang, HW Wang, MY Jiang - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency varied among populations and regions worldwide.
Additionally, the association between vitamin D deficiency and health outcomes remained …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of an immune-boosting, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory food supplement in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a prospective randomized pilot study

S Reino-Gelardo, M Palop-Cervera, N Aparisi-Valero… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: COVID-19 disease is a serious global health problem. Few treatments have
been shown to reduce mortality and accelerate time to recovery. The aim of this study was to …

Very low vitamin D levels are a strong independent predictor of mortality in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19

JC Ramirez-Sandoval, VJ Castillos-Ávalos… - Archives of Medical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There is controversy regarding the association between hypovitaminosis D and
COVID-19 outcomes. Aim of the study We assessed the association between 25 …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoporosis in patients with respiratory diseases

Y Ma, S Qiu, R Zhou - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Climate change, environmental pollution, and virus epidemics have sharply increased the
number of patients suffering from respiratory diseases in recent years. Prolonged periods of …

[HTML][HTML] Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and COVID-19 severity

T Takase, N Tsugawa, T Sugiyama, H Ikesue… - Clinical Nutrition …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims Despite reports on the impact of vitamin D status on coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity, the association between low vitamin D status and severe …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction of vitamin D and corticosteroids: a mortality analysis of 26,508 veterans who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2

JT Efird, EJ Anderson, C Jindal, TS Redding… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This data-based cohort consisted of 26,508 (7%) United States veterans out of the 399,290
who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 from 1 March to 10 September 2020. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of serum levels of vitamin D3 and its metabolites on the prognosis and disease severity of COVID-19

HMJ Khojah, SA Ahmed, SS Al-Thagfan, YM Alahmadi… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is among the increasingly consumed dietary supplements during the COVID-19
pandemic. It plays a regulatory role in the immune system and moderates the renin …