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I find this compelling: > Strikingly, 100% of ICU patients less than 75 years old had VDI [Vitamin D Insufficiency] Since mid-March I've been trying to keep t
by simonsarris 6y ago
I find this compelling:
> Strikingly, 100% of ICU patients less than 75 years old had VDI [Vitamin D Insufficiency]
Since mid-March I've been trying to keep track of Vitamin D/Sunlight suggestions and papers here: https://simonsarris.com/sunlight https://simonsarris.com/sunlight
- James_Henry 6y agoI feel like this is a very expected finding. It would be more compelling to see the covid-19 severity among patients with and without VDI but matched by egfr or one of the many many other confounders. A lot of things are correlated with severity of metabolic disease that could be the thing that makes covid-19 severe in this population.
- elric 6y agoThis mess started towards the end of the winter, a long period of low sunlight and presumably lower vit D levels. What's the rate of VDI in 75 year olds in general towards the end of winter? I can't find any numbers, but I suspect it'll be close to 100% in any non-warm climate.
- virologist 6y agoBut if someone is already in ICU doesn't it imply they have been on bed for a while and not able to generate vitamin D?
- ip26 6y agoBreaking: 100% of ICU patients haven't seen the sun in days It just doesn't have the same ring to it.
- adrianmonk 6y agoKeep in mind: * The total number of patients in the entire study was 20. * The number of ICU patients was 13. * The number of ICU patients younger than 75 years was 10. It's interesting that 10 out of 10 patients in the ICU had low vitamin D, but it's not exactly a huge study.