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The role of vitamin D in prevention OF COVID-19 and its severity: an umbrella review.

Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
January 1, 1970
Lory Marika Margarucci et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleSystematic ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess whether low serum 25-OHD levels are associated with susceptibility to COVID-19, its severity, and mortality.

Results Summary

The review found that low serum 25-OHD levels are associated with higher infection risks for COVID-19 and suggested a potential role of vitamin D deficiency in COVID-19 severity, though more robust data are needed to confirm associations with mortality rates.

Population

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients across 5 WHO regions (excluding the African region).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Vitamin D
neutral
immune response
-
-
is known to modulate
#1
vitamin D deficiency
increase
respiratory distress
patients hospitalized for pneumonia
-
was associated with
#2
low serum 25-OHD
increase
susceptibility to COVID-19
-
-
is associated with
#3
low serum 25-OHD
increase
COVID-19 severity
-
-
is associated with
#4
low serum 25-OHD
increase
COVID-19 mortality
-
-
is associated with
#5
low serum 25-OHD levels
increase
infection risks for COVID-19
studies from 5 WHO regions
-
are associated with
#6
vitamin D deficiency
increase
COVID-19 severity
hospitalized patients
-
has a potential role in
#7
Vitamin D supplementation
neutral
COVID-19 severity
-
-
showing an association with
#8
Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Vitamin D is known to modulate immune response and its deficiency was associated with respiratory distress in patients hospitalized for pneumonia. Nevertheless, numerous reviews on vitamin D in COVID-19 patients have shown conflicting results, as previously reported also for other respiratory diseases (e.g., influenza). METHODS: This umbrella review aims to assess whether low serum 25-OHD is associated with susceptibility to COVID 19, their severity, and mortality. A total of 1559 studies were excluded after the title, abstract and full-text articles screening and 9 papers were included in this review: 2 systematic reviews and 7 metanalysis. RESULTS: The findings of this review that summarized studies from 5 WHO regions (European Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Western Pacific Region) to exclusion only African region, show that low serum 25-OHD levels are associated with higher infection risks for COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: Although the umbrella findings indicate a potential role of vitamin D deficiency in COVID-19 severity in hospitalized patients and showing an association between Vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 severity, however, more robust data from randomized controlled trials are further needed to confirm a possible association with the mortality rates.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
COVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2Vitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamins
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy65/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations3
Citations/Year0.8
Relative Citation Ratio0.38
NIH Percentile20.3%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score0.73
Normalized Score0.61
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