J Med Virol February 2021 PMID 32716073

Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID-19 patients.

Ruhul Munshi, Mohammad H Hussein, Eman A Toraih, Rami M Elshazli, Christina Jardak, Nasrin Sultana, Mohanad R Youssef, Mahmoud Omar, Abdallah S Attia, Manal S Fawzy, Mary Killackey, Emad Kandil, Juan Duchesne

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The discussions around the article reflect a keen interest in the potential role of vitamin D in COVID-19 severity, with examples like references to meta-analyses indicating significantly lower vitamin D levels in patients with poor outcomes. The tone varies from supportive to cautious, with some posts emphasizing the importance of maintaining good vitamin D levels and others noting that research is still ongoing, contributing to a moderate overall perception of impact.

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Most discussions recognize the findings that lower vitamin D levels are associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes, with several posts citing studies and meta-analyses that support this link.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high interest by referencing multiple research articles, mentioning meta-analyses, and suggesting vitamin D testing could be helpful, indicating curiosity and relevance.

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Several discussions delve into the potential implications, such as recommending vitamin D supplementation or awareness of deficiency, showing a moderate depth of engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

While many posts suggest vitamin D may be important for prognosis, the tone remains cautious, indicating perceived but not definitive high impact on clinical outcomes.

Abstract in brief

  • The study examines the link between vitamin D levels and the severity and prognosis of COVID-19, finding that patients with worse outcomes tend to have lower vitamin D levels.
  • The analysis showed a significant difference in vitamin D levels between patients with good and poor prognoses, suggesting vitamin D might play a role in disease progression.
  • The research indicates that measuring vitamin D levels could help predict COVID-19 severity and that correcting deficiencies might improve patient outcomes.]

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Sergio Ferrero
@calotonterias · X

Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más bajos que aquellos con buen pronóstico(..) La intervención preventiva y/o terapéutica adecuada puede mejorar los resultados de COVID19" https://t.co/ufJFDf71Px

Jan 26, 2021 · 36 likes · 16 shares · 17,405 followers View post →
BBT_Success
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とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insufficiency https://t.co/nxyMM6uKW3

Jan 23, 2021 · 21 likes · 7 shares · 4,379 followers View post →
Dr. Simon Goddek
@goddeketal · X

(2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude that "diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency could be a helpful adjunct in assessing patients' potential of developing severe COVID-19." https://t.co/o9VkGA68Wg https://t.co/hK0bLNAoL2

Jan 14, 2021 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 1,124,993 followers View post →
Alberto Sanagustín
@alsanagust · X

El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

Sep 26, 2020 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 5,091 followers View post →
Saúl Sánchez
@SaulNutri · X

@soylajefita Mantener unos buenos niveles de vit D si funciona. Optimizar el estado de composición corporal también. Practicar ejercicio de fuerza de forma regular es clave. Y sobre vit c cada vez más evidencias. https://t.co/PDN8FauruU

Feb 5, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 108,062 followers View post →
二番手
@esp_pwpr · X

ビタミンD不足が新型コロナの重症化に関わる ってメタ分析(論文をさらにまとめた論文で、元データにもよるけど信頼性は高め)が出てたので軽くまとめを。 Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID‐19 patients https://t.co/L0N6OCVxa8

Jan 17, 2021 · 3 likes · 410 followers View post →

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Javi Ciborro
@papayaykware · X

Insuficiencia de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos de COVID-19. Revista de Virología Médica. 2021; 93(2) - https://t.co/c5nWZwCJ8f

Dec 17, 2023 · 1 like · 8,036 followers View post →
Mike Menkes
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RT @REVMikeMenkes: Vitamin D vs. Flu and COVID-19 https://t.co/R0tb8aS4DY https://t.co/k6WwODf2YJ

Sep 18, 2023 · 1 share · 1,817 followers View post →
Ed Rybicki
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Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID-19 patients | @scoopit

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Ed Rybicki
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Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID-19 patients | @scoopit https://t.co/BJJQOCS7Sf

Sep 18, 2023 · 1 like · 4,381 followers View post →
Marinko Kordić
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RT @REVMikeMenkes: @wideawake_media @MarinkoKordic Vitamin D reduces infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza and COVID-19 h…

Sep 17, 2023 · 1 share · 1,529 followers View post →
Mike Menkes
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@wideawake_media @MarinkoKordic Vitamin D reduces infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza and COVID-19 https://t.co/R0tb8aS4DY https://t.co/8o2O7yGiGx

Sep 17, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,817 followers View post →
Mike Menkes
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Vitamin D vs. Flu and COVID-19 https://t.co/R0tb8aS4DY https://t.co/k6WwODf2YJ

Sep 17, 2023 · 1 share · 1,817 followers View post →
Mike Menkes
@REVMikeMenkes · X

@KanekoaTheGreat @harwinbosworth If you or your family are receiving COVID-19 or flu vaccines you may add vitamin D 5000 i.u. daily to enhance favorable outcomes https://t.co/R0tb8aS4DY https://t.co/wUhwvkeqfl

Sep 16, 2023 · 1,817 followers View post →
Kmidjr
@kmidjr68 · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

Jan 4, 2023 · 7 shares · 1,741 followers View post →
@acarobato
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RT @SaulNutri: @soylajefita Mantener unos buenos niveles de vit D si funciona. Optimizar el estado de composición corporal también. Practic…

Feb 5, 2022 · 1 share · 10 followers View post →
Saúl Sánchez
@SaulNutri · X

@soylajefita Mantener unos buenos niveles de vit D si funciona. Optimizar el estado de composición corporal también. Practicar ejercicio de fuerza de forma regular es clave. Y sobre vit c cada vez más evidencias. https://t.co/PDN8FauruU

Feb 5, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 108,062 followers View post →
Ginger Taylor, MS
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@chibicurmudgeon @BadVaccineTakes https://t.co/uDeLJcypvL https://t.co/9W71p1BqFt

Dec 25, 2021 · 615 followers View post →
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Jolly4SaintsPelicans
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RT @TulaneMedicine: Do levels of vitamin D in the blood help predict outcomes for hospitalized #COVID19 patients? A metanaysis from Tulane…

Jun 19, 2021 · 1 share · 1,777 followers View post →
Tulane Medicine
@TulaneMedicine · X

Do levels of vitamin D in the blood help predict outcomes for hospitalized #COVID19 patients? A metanaysis from Tulane says that they just may. #TulaneResearch https://t.co/rASNRK6u8k

Jun 19, 2021 · 1 share · 3,621 followers View post →
Rob Murphy
@RMurphy24 · X

@vancolour Or this: Diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency could be a helpful adjunct in assessing patients' potential of developing severe COVID‐19. Appropriate preventative and/or therapeutic intervention may improve COVID‐19 outcomes. Source: https://t.co/6QhK1sCrCC

May 6, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,699 followers View post →
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@AmmarBenbekhma · X

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Mar 24, 2021 · 3 shares · 432 followers View post →
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Mar 24, 2021 · 3 shares · 502,888 followers View post →
Renyamama
@Renyamama1 · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Feb 24, 2021 · 7 shares · 295 followers View post →
AOA
@a5oa23 · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Feb 24, 2021 · 7 shares · 202 followers View post →
Cristina Dragani
@CristinaDragani · X

@nicola_quadri @corpodelledonne Da aprile ci sono gli studi. Adesso è uscita anche una meta-analisi. Nessun studio è perfetto, ma non si può pretendere di più in così poco tempo. In ogni caso, nessun studio ha riportato che la vitamina D è associata ad una peggiore prognosi. https://t.co/yFawQxeWA3

Feb 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 10,862 followers View post →
Alexxx -A-
@AlexAnicic · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

Feb 6, 2021 · 7 shares · 845 followers View post →
Yoly Collado
@yolyhealthtrain · X

RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

Jan 29, 2021 · 16 shares · 526 followers View post →
michihiro320i
@michihiro320i · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Jan 28, 2021 · 7 shares · 462 followers View post →
かとうゆきのり
@yukinori_kato · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Jan 28, 2021 · 7 shares · 6,393 followers View post →
AOA
@a5oa23 · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Jan 28, 2021 · 7 shares · 202 followers View post →
Soul of the truth
@Soulofthetruth1 · X

RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Jan 28, 2021 · 7 shares · 83 followers View post →
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@Isa_eli · X

RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

Jan 27, 2021 · 16 shares · 137 followers View post →
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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

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Jorge Riquelme
@RiquelmeJorge · X

RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

Jan 27, 2021 · 16 shares · 845 followers View post →
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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

Jan 27, 2021 · 16 shares · 263 followers View post →
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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

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RT @calotonterias: Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más…

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Sergio Ferrero
@calotonterias · X

Meta-análisis: "Los pacientes con mal pronóstico en COVID19 tenían niveles séricos de vitamina D significativamente más bajos que aquellos con buen pronóstico(..) La intervención preventiva y/o terapéutica adecuada puede mejorar los resultados de COVID19" https://t.co/ufJFDf71Px

Jan 26, 2021 · 36 likes · 16 shares · 17,405 followers View post →
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RT @BBT_Success: とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insu…

Jan 23, 2021 · 7 shares · 5,097 followers View post →
BBT_Success
@BBT_Success · X

とはいうものの、ビタミンD等による感染抑止効果等も報告されていますので、マスクを捨てて日光を浴びビタミンDを生成し散歩でもしていたほうが、コロナの発症率や重症化率は低下していくことに徐々に気づき始めていくでしょう Vitamin D insufficiency https://t.co/nxyMM6uKW3

Jan 23, 2021 · 21 likes · 7 shares · 4,379 followers View post →
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@RachelS27949342 · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

Jan 19, 2021 · 7 shares · 9 followers View post →
二番手
@esp_pwpr · X

ビタミンD不足が新型コロナの重症化に関わる ってメタ分析(論文をさらにまとめた論文で、元データにもよるけど信頼性は高め)が出てたので軽くまとめを。 Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID‐19 patients https://t.co/L0N6OCVxa8

Jan 17, 2021 · 3 likes · 410 followers View post →
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@Miquwarchar · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

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@MattPrkt · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

Jan 14, 2021 · 7 shares · 305 followers View post →
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@lemondropsblue · X

RT @goddeketal: (2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude…

Jan 14, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,685 followers View post →
Dr. Simon Goddek
@goddeketal · X

(2) Munshi et al. (2021) report that patients with a poor prognosis had a significantly lower vitamin D level and conclude that "diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency could be a helpful adjunct in assessing patients' potential of developing severe COVID-19." https://t.co/o9VkGA68Wg https://t.co/hK0bLNAoL2

Jan 14, 2021 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 1,124,993 followers View post →
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@Woofcoast · X

@FriedemannWo @denisrancourt @RenieriArts FYI, some studies https://t.co/wZUjhLihja https://t.co/HfF5rGw3iu

Dec 5, 2020 · 1,583 followers View post →
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RT @alsanagust: El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

Sep 27, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,199 followers View post →
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RT @alsanagust: El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

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RT @alsanagust: El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

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RT @alsanagust: El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

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@alsanagust · X

El déficit de vitamina D como posible culpable en pacientes críticos con #COVID__19 https://t.co/LosOobHWHM

Sep 26, 2020 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 5,091 followers View post →
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RT @SiegelUnion: Vitamin D deficiency found in critical #COVID19 patients. What can cause Vitamin D deficiency? Lack of sun exposure due to…

Jul 28, 2020 · 1 share · 1,827 followers View post →
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@SiegelUnion · X

Vitamin D deficiency found in critical #COVID19 patients. What can cause Vitamin D deficiency? Lack of sun exposure due to being in buildings like schools @GovMurphy @NJDeptofHealth @NewJerseyDOE @NJEA https://t.co/cvo4JXJvGu

Jul 28, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 200 followers View post →
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@epidatum · X

#VitaminD insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical #COVID19 patients. Patients with poor prognosis (N=634) had significantly lower serum levels of vitamin D compared to those with good prognosis (N=669). https://t.co/ekAKF7aQ3D

Jul 28, 2020 · 285 followers View post →
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@theshortpaper · X

Vitamin D insufficiency as a potential culprit in critical COVID-19 patients TL;DR Patients with a poor prognosis had a lower vitamin D level compared to patients with a good prognosis https://t.co/yYWzsiK5uS

Jul 27, 2020 · 1 like · 3 followers View post →
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