A recent study conducted on 216 coronavirus patients has identified over 80 per cent people infected with COVID-19 lack adequate levels of vitamin D in their blood. The researchers involved in the study looked at the COVID 19 patients admitted at the Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla in Spain for the study. In high-risk individuals such as the elderly or patients with comorbidities they focused on identification and treating vitamin D deficiency.
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As an outcome of the study over 80 per cent of patients admitted at the said hospital with COVID-19 had vitamin D deficiency, and men had lower levels of this effect than that of the women. "One approach is to identify and treat vitamin D deficiency, especially in high-risk individuals such as the elderly, patients with comorbidities and nursing home residents, who are the main target population for the COVID-19," said study co-author Jose L Hernandez.
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"Vitamin D treatment should be recommended in COVID-19 patients with low levels of vitamin D circulating in the blood since this approach might have beneficial effects in both the musculoskeletal and the immune system," added Hernandez. The vitamin D deficiency also had raised serum levels of inflammatory markers such as ferritin and D-Dimer. This deficiency is widespread in Europe and is generally found worldwide in the elderly. Researchers have linked its deficiency to various health issues, though research is still underway into why the hormone impacts other systems of the body.
