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2 interesting references to vitamin D studies: 00:29:32 - In the Philippines, every standard deviation increase in serum vitamin D was associated with an 8 tim
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2 interesting references to vitamin D studies:
00:29:32 - In the Philippines, every standard deviation increase in serum vitamin D was associated with an 8 times more likely chance to have a mild rather than severe COVID-19 outcome and a 20 times more likely chance to have a mild rather than critical outcome.
00:30:37 - In Indonesia, 98.9% of patients with vitamin D deficiency died, 88% of patients with vitamin D insufficiency died but only 4% of patients with sufficient vitamin D died.
- nradov 6y agoDirect links to the papers: Alipio, Mark, Vitamin D Supplementation Could Possibly Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) (April 9, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3571484 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3571484 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3571484 http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3571484 Raharusun, Prabowo and Priambada, Sadiah and Budiarti, Cahni and Agung, Erdie and Budi, Cipta, Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality and Vitamin D: An Indonesian Study (April 26, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3585561 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3585561 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3585561 http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3585561
- James_Henry 6y agoThis could simply mean that metabolic syndrome is the reason these people die. My guess is it's not just a matter of going in the sun more or taking vitamin D supplements. If you have a vitamin D deficiency in the tropics, or even elsewhere, it can be a symptom of kidney or liver or other metabolic issues. Supplemental vitamin D can fix the deficiency/insufficiency, but they may not cure the underlying cause.