JERUSALEM: Israeli researchers have found that low blood vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of corona virus contracting, Leumit Health Services and Bar Ilan University (BIU) said in central Israel.
In a systematic report published in the journal FEBS, Leumit and BIU researchers reviewed data from 7,807 Leumit insureds who recently underwent both a corona-virus test and a blood test for vitamin D.
It was found that 10.1 percent of them had corona virus infection, with the average amount of vitamin D in the blood slightly lower than those not infected.
Therefore, patients with a vitamin D level in their blood of less than 30 ng / ml (nano grams per milliliter) were more likely to be infected with the virus than patients with a typical vitamin D level.
In fact , patients with low vitamin D levels have a greater risk of developing more severe illness and the need for hospitalization.
The study also revealed interestingly that medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease , and lung disease have not been found as factors that raise the risk of infection with COVID-19. RSS.
