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Vitamin D Deficiency Among Patients with COVID-19 : Case Series and Recent Literature Review
Angela Angela
Duta Wacana Christian University Medical of School
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-8953
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Background The world is now challenging the pandemic of COVID-19 infection. Previous studies showed the plausibility of Vitamin D prophylaxis and therapy for COVID-19, particularly in settings where hypovitaminosis D is frequent. Recent study from Indonesian showed that prevalence of vitamin D deficiency were 23.0%. The examination of Vitamin D status is not a routine in Indonesian clinical setting.
Methods This study is a Case Series from confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bethesda hospital Yogyakarta Indonesia. The data of clinical symptoms, clinical signs, and laboratory examination were obtained from electronic medical record. The vitamin D status was measured by standardized laboratory method. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar for studies that included terms for Vitamin D and COVID-19.
Results The data was obtained from 10 participants consist of 50% male and 50% female. The mean of age was 49.6 years. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this case was 90% and 10% of insufficiency. Patients in this case had various symptom and also had various chronic disease as comorbidity.
Conclusions The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this case series in Bethesda hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia is 90% and 10% vitamin D insufficiency. We found no clinical evidence that vitamin D supplements are beneficial in preventing or treating COVID-19. Randomized controlled trials need to determine and evaluated this recommendation.
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, Low Vitamin D
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Research Article
Vitamin D Deficiency Among Patients with COVID-19 : Case Series and Recent Literature Review
Angela Angela
Duta Wacana Christian University Medical of School
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-8953
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Background The world is now challenging the pandemic of COVID-19 infection. Previous studies showed the plausibility of Vitamin D prophylaxis and therapy for COVID-19, particularly in settings where hypovitaminosis D is frequent. Recent study from Indonesian showed that prevalence of vitamin D deficiency were 23.0%. The examination of Vitamin D status is not a routine in Indonesian clinical setting.
Methods This study is a Case Series from confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bethesda hospital Yogyakarta Indonesia. The data of clinical symptoms, clinical signs, and laboratory examination were obtained from electronic medical record. The vitamin D status was measured by standardized laboratory method. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar for studies that included terms for Vitamin D and COVID-19.
Results The data was obtained from 10 participants consist of 50% male and 50% female. The mean of age was 49.6 years. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this case was 90% and 10% of insufficiency. Patients in this case had various symptom and also had various chronic disease as comorbidity.
Conclusions The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this case series in Bethesda hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia is 90% and 10% vitamin D insufficiency. We found no clinical evidence that vitamin D supplements are beneficial in preventing or treating COVID-19. Randomized controlled trials need to determine and evaluated this recommendation.