The study finds that more than 80% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had this in common: BGR

• Researchers in Spain have provided an intriguing update on the coronavirus in the form of a study that found a strong likelihood that vitamin D deficiencies could explain why so many people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus in any given time frame.
  
• Research, however, has not established a link between vitamin deficiency and the severity of the coronavirus case.
• More research is still needed to determine the precise nature of the interaction between vitamin D and the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Slowly but surely, scientists and researchers are beginning to understand at least some of the more mysterious aspects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, such as why some people develop such a serious infection, while the virus seems to be completely missing from other people.

One of the most recent coronavirus updates we have came in the form of a new study by researchers in Spain, most notably Santander’s Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital, which analyzed patients over a period of time at the start of the pandemic for look for similarities. Curiously, more than 80% of a group of 216 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital between March 10 and March 31 found a vitamin D deficiency.

Vitamin D, a hormone produced by the kidneys, has an impact on the functioning of the body’s immune system and also controls the concentration of calcium in the blood. The authors of this study decided to take a closer look at these patients’ nutrient levels following a growing belief that appears to play a role in whether or not a person develops a COVID-19 infection.

Among the results of the study, 82% of patients with a coronavirus infection severe enough to need to be taken to hospital were found to be vitamin D deficient. Additionally, vitamin D levels in these coronavirus patients were “particularly high. low “in men than women.

Dr Jose Hernandez, co-author of the study and associate professor of neurophysiology at the University of Cantabria in Spain, said there are a variety of comorbidities and general lifestyle choices that may explain why men seemed to have more of the problem here than to women. In an email to a Canadian newspaper, Hernandez added that: “There is ample evidence in the literature that supports the beneficial effect of vitamin D on the immune system, particularly with regards to protection against infections, including infections. viral “. Additionally, a vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to problems such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

An important conclusion that researchers in Spain were unable to draw from these findings has to do with the severity of a COVID-19 infection. In other words, while the data seemed to suggest that vitamin D deficiencies could explain an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations, no correlation was found between vitamin level and disease severity.

Andy is a reporter in Memphis who also contributes to outlets like Fast Company and The Guardian. When he’s not writing about tech, he can be found protective leaning over his burgeoning vinyl collection, as well as nurturing his Whovianism and bingeing on a variety of TV shows you probably don’t like.