Relationship between Vitamin D Insufficient, Vitamin D Deficient Pakistani population and Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15797264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sana Mahmood (0009-0009-8730-4202, Hamdard University, corresponding author), Nasima Zafar (Hamdard University), Nargis Anjum (Karachi Medical and Dental College), Kausar Abbas Saldera, Kauser Abbas Saldera, Ufaque Batool K Samo (0000-0003-1356-2267, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center), Talha Shahid (0000-0002-0022-6160, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 284-295 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978 |
| Publisher | Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC) |
| DOI | 10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14191 |
| OpenAlex | W4367369167 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The people with less Vitamin D have enlarged probability for acute respiratory tract infections. There is substantial uncertainty about the link between “25(OH)D” ratio and the prevalence of “COVID-19”. With the major endpoints of death, duration of staying in hospital, cannulation and rate of recurrence of COV-19 indicators, this study was done to evaluate the quantity of Vit-D in Corona patients in Jinnah post graduate medical Centre Krachi, Pakistan, and to link “vitamin D” insufficiency and shortage with these events. Eighty patients in total had their “25(OH)D” status assessed throughout the duration of their COVID-19 disease. Deficient (9 nanogram/milliliter), inadequate (5-35 ng/mL), or appropriate (> 25 ng/mL) 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were determined. Patients in ICU (P = 0.035), protruding oxygen supply (P = 0.03), tenacious eosinophilic pneumonia, and decease were all substantially correlated with “Vit-D” insufficiency in univariate Cox regression. After adjusting for confounding variables, only death (P = 0.039) and persistent pulmonary infiltrates (probability = 0.008) were statistically substantial on multivariate Cox regression. Moreover, affected population having 25(OH)D concentrations 9.9 ng/mL showed a better likelihood of surviving than others. Populations lacking in 25-hydroxyvitamin D experienced lower results and a long duration of hospital stay
Confounding · Pneumonia · Population · Proportional hazards model · Vitamin D and neurology · vitamin D deficiency · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Medicine · Vitamin D Research Studies · Gastroenterology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |