Vitamin D serum levels and its association with COVID 19 infection in Babylon Governorate, Iraq
Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils
; 8(4):4562-4571, 2021.
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| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1790467
ABSTRACT
Background:
Considering the role of the data that indicate the importance of Vitamin D adequacy in protecting human being against different pathogens in patients exposed to infectious agents, the role of this Vitamin in Covid-19 patients is a matter of debate.Objectives:
to identify the association between vitamin D level and infection with SARS-COV-2 of adult patients attending or admitted to Merjan Teaching Hospital, Babylon, Iraq.Methodology:
this was a cross sectional comparison study of 240 participants, the total sample mean ..SD age was 46.9..15.4 years, 120 confirmed diagnosed cases and admitted to coronavirus unit and 120 negative cases (comparison group). The study carried out from January to June 2021 in Merjan Teaching Hospital, Babylon, Iraq. A pretested questionnaire used to interview patients after obtaining their verbal consents. Serum 25(OH) vitamin D measured to both groups of participants using immunoassay method (maglumi instrument) and body mass index (BMI) measured. The questionnaire included demographic information, clinical symptoms, unhealthy habits, and underlying health conditions, (comorbidities related to each participant elicited and recorded).
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition [VV130]; women; vitamin deficiencies; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin D; viral diseases; symptoms; socioeconomic status; risk factors; risk assessment; risk; public health; nutritional state; human diseases; height; habits; epidemiology; education; disease markers; cross-sectional studies; coronavirus disease 2019; comorbidity; clinical aspects; body weight; body measurements; body mass index; blood serum; blood chemistry; biological markers; anthropometric dimensions; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; man; Iraq; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; medium Human Development Index countries; Middle East; upper-middle income countries; West Asia; Asia; viral infections; SARS-CoV-2; nutritional status; clinical picture; biomarkers; anthropometric measurements
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CAB Abstracts
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English
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Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils
Year:
2021
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Article
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