Why is COVID-19 less severe in children? A review of the proposed mechanisms underlying the age-related difference in severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - Archives of disease in childhood, 2021‏ - adc.bmj.com
In contrast to other respiratory viruses, children have less severe symptoms when infected
with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this …

Vitamin D deficiency aggravates COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

M Pereira, A Dantas Damascena… - Critical reviews in …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
There is still limited evidence regarding the influence of vitamin D in people with COVID-19.
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we analyze the association between vitamin D …

Short term, high-dose vitamin D supplementation for COVID-19 disease: a randomised, placebo-controlled, study (SHADE study)

A Rastogi, A Bhansali, N Khare, V Suri… - Postgraduate …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Vitamin D has an immunomodulatory role but the effect of therapeutic vitamin D
supplementation in SARS-CoV-2 infection is not known. Aim Effect of high dose, oral …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D supplementation associated to better survival in hospitalized frail elderly COVID-19 patients: the GERIA-COVID quasi-experimental study

G Annweiler, M Corvaisier, J Gautier, V Dubée… - Nutrients, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Background. The objective of this quasi-experimental study was to determine whether bolus
vitamin D supplementation taken either regularly over the preceding year or after the …

Vitamin D status and SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 clinical outcomes

I Chiodini, D Gatti, D Soranna, D Merlotti… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: Several studies suggest an association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
(25OHD) and the outcomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-Virus-2 (SARS …

[HTML][HTML] The link between COVID-19 and VItamin D (VIVID): A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bassatne, M Basbous, M Chakhtoura, O El Zein… - Metabolism, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background Disease severity and mortality rates due to COVID-19 infection are greater in
the elderly and chronically ill patients, populations at high risk for vitamin D deficiency …

Prognostic and therapeutic role of vitamin D in COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

HA Dissanayake, NL de Silva… - The Journal of …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Purpose Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency may increase the susceptibility to coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to determine the association between vitamin D …

Serum 25 (OH) D level on hospital admission associated with COVID-19 stage and mortality

D De Smet, K De Smet, P Herroelen… - American journal of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Objectives Vitamin D deficiency was previously correlated with incidence and severity of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We investigated the association between serum 25 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/mL 25 (OH) D3 …

L Borsche, B Glauner, J von Mendel - Nutrients, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Systematic Review COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could …

Vitamin D supplementation and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Pal, M Banerjee, SK Bhadada, AJ Shetty… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Purpose To provide a precise summary and collate the hitherto available clinical evidence
on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients …