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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684596/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684596/ Conclusions: The datasets provide strong evidence that low D3 is a predicto
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684596/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684596/
Conclusions: The datasets provide strong evidence that low D3 is a predictor rather than just a side effect of the infection. Despite ongoing vaccinations, we recommend raising serum 25(OH)D levels to above 50 ng/mL to prevent or mitigate new outbreaks due to escape mutations or decreasing antibody activity.
- jbverschoor 5y agoWell. Maybe people exposed to sunlight are on holiday, and therefore less stressed and having a better lifestyle. Remember “half of Italy” died in the beginning. Plent of vitamin d there
- dukeyukey 5y agoNot as much as you'd think; Rome is about the same latitude as Chicago, and they get a similar amount of sunshine (2,500 hours annually, according to a quick Google).
- polskibus 5y agoMost people don’t work outdoors, latitude does not matter much.
- chithanh 5y agoOn the contrary. When it comes to skin type vs. vitamin D levels, then people with darker skin who live in the North are more deficient as you would expect. Coincidentally or not, PoC/BAME folks have worse COVID outcomes in these countries, which could be due to vitamin D deficiency. There is of course socio-economic component too.
- toolz 5y agoItaly has very high vitamin d deficiency
- vibrato2 5y agoAnd then they modified their official death count from 6 figures to low 4
- elzbardico 5y agoItaly is not a tropical Caribbean island as some people like to think. Torino and Milano even have sub 0C temperatures in the winter.