TY  - JOUR
T1  - Correlation between Serum Vitamin D Levels, COVID-19 Severity, and Inflammation in Diabetic Patients: A Retrospective Study
A1  - Anmar Khan
A1  - Asmaa Mandili
A1  - Faten Al-Hadrami
A1  - Abrar Babateen
A1  - Mazen Ghaith
A1  - Ahmad Obaid
A1  - Ahmed Qasem
A1  - Wahaj Khan
A1  - Bayan Bokhari
A1  - Banan Atwah
A1  - Khalid Al-Qethami
A1  - Saeed Kabrah
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/49bwgHlyXx
SP  - 84
EP  - 88
N2  - 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
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/correlation-between-serum-vitamin-d-levels-covid-19-severity-and-inflammation-in-diabetic-patients-fpuf85vppdcuelb
ER  -