TASS, September 26. Researchers from Boston University in the American state of Massachusetts have concluded that adequate levels of vitamin D in the body can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes from coronavirus infection. The results of their work were published on Friday in the electronic version of the journal PLOS One.
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Blood samples were taken from 235 hospitalized patients and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured – a marker of vitamin D. 74% of the study participants were admitted to the hospital with severe coronavirus, 32.8% had sufficient vitamin D. Deaths among people under the age of 40 years was not recorded, however, due to infection, 16.3% of patients over 40 died. Of 206 people over the age of 40, only 9.7% of the deceased had sufficient vitamin D levels (at least 30 nanograms per milliliter), while 20% of those who died in this category had a vitamin D level of less than 30 ng / ml. In addition, only 6.3% of patients over 40 died with a 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood level of 40 ng / ml or higher.
“This study provides direct evidence that vitamin D sufficiency can reduce complications, including a cytokine storm (the rapid release of too many proteins into the bloodstream – TASS) and, ultimately, death from [вызываемого коронавирусом заболевания] COVID-19, “said one of the study’s authors, Michael Holick.
In May, American doctors reported that an acute lack of vitamin D increases the likelihood of developing the most severe forms of COVID-19 disease by about 15 %.This may be due to the fact that this element helps the body to suppress the excessive activity of the immune system. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin also pointed out the importance of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of coronavirus infection, according to the results of the study, Irish radio station reported. Newstalk.
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