Re:Vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19 mortality [pdf]
by graeme on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:04PM
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Have a look at table 1. Only 5/31 subjects had “sufficient” vitamin d. In between deficient and sufficient there is the insufficient category, from 20-30 ng/ml.
Though I agree further study is warranted. The highest vitamin D group actually had the highest mortality after 84 days. Though this group also had the most pre-existing heart conditions by far, so that could account for it.
Ah, there was a second such study in the pdf. Mortality down by almost half.
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Intervention was carried out intramuscularly with 300,000 IU of vitamin D. Instead of 28 days only 18 days mechanical ventilation, instead of 29 only 19 on ICU, instead of 61% deaths only 36%.
Though I agree further study is warranted. The highest vitamin D group actually had the highest mortality after 84 days. Though this group also had the most pre-existing heart conditions by far, so that could account for it.
Ah, there was a second such study in the pdf. Mortality down by almost half.
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Intervention was carried out intramuscularly with 300,000 IU of vitamin D. Instead of 28 days only 18 days mechanical ventilation, instead of 29 only 19 on ICU, instead of 61% deaths only 36%.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31531088/