%0 Journal Article
%T Correlation between Serum Vitamin D Levels, COVID-19 Severity, and Inflammation in Diabetic Patients: A Retrospective Study
%A Anmar Khan
%A Asmaa Mandili
%A Faten Al-Hadrami
%A Abrar Babateen
%A Mazen Ghaith
%A Ahmad Obaid
%A Ahmed Qasem
%A Wahaj Khan
%A Bayan Bokhari
%A Banan Atwah
%A Khalid Al-Qethami
%A Saeed Kabrah
%J Archives of Pharmacy Practice
%@ 2320-5210
%D 2023
%V 14
%N 4
%R 10.51847/49bwgHlyXx
%P 84-88
%X The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created significant health challenges, necessitating the enhancement of our immune systems. Through the modulation of immune response, Vitamin D vitally reduces the risk of infection and minimizes mortality rates. This retrospective study aimed to assess the relationship between the severity of COVID-19 infection in diabetes individuals and their blood vitamin D levels. A total of 2070 COVID-19 patients were split into two groups for this case-control retrospective study: non-diabetic (n=1723) and diabetic (n= 347). Electronic medical records from March to August 2020 obtained from the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia, were used as the base of the extraction of Demographic and clinical laboratory data. COVID-19 infection was confirmed in all patients through RT-PCR. Serum vitamin D level was measured by automated ELISA. A significant difference (p
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