Deficiency of Vitamin D in COVID-19 Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Medical Research - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Currently, the entire world is facing major health and economic crisis due to the novel coronavirus. At the moment, neither any medicines nor any vaccines are 100% efficacious; therefore, a healthy diet is essential for the normal function of the immune system. Objective: The main objective of this study was to find out the prev-alence of vitamin D in COVID-19 patients at the community level. Patients and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was carried out in Kathmandu, Nepal. 122 patients were included in this study whose polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was positive and was in home isolation with mild to moderate symptoms. Vitamin D level was analyzed by quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA) methods and Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 software. Results: Out of total patients, vitamin D deficiency was found in 65.34% male and 74.46% female. Conclusions: Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is higher in coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) patients; in addition, the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is higher in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) females compared to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) males.
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Satish Chandra Yadav*, Dev Shankar Yadav
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- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46889/JCMR.2021.2307
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