Severe vitamin D deficiency is not related to SARS-CoV-2 infection but may increase mortality risk in hospitalized adults: a retrospective case-control study in an Arab Gulf country.

Aging Clin Exp Res · 2021 · PMC8009930 · PMID 33788172

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Statistically significant predictors for mortality adjusted for covariates include male sex [Odds ratio, OR 3.3 (95% confidence interval, CI 1.2–9.2); p = 0.02], chronic kidney disease [OR 3.5 (95% CI 1.4–8.7); p = 0.008] and severe 25(OH)D deficiency (< 12.5 nmol/l), but at borderline significance [OR 4.9 (95% CI (0.9–25.8); p = 0.06].

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