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Vitamin D deficiency may nearly double coronavirus risk, study finds – Clinical Daily News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Researchers determined that the relative risk of testing positive for COVID-19 was 1.77 times greater for patients with a deficiency of the vitamin compared with those who had a sufficient supply.

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Low vitamin D levels may increase risk for coronavirus, according to a new study from medical and social science researchers at the University of Chicago.
The study, published Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open, was based on a cohort of 489 patients who had their vitamin D level measured at a major academic center in the year before COVID-19 testing began. Fifteen percent later tested positive for COVID-19.
Researchers determined that the relative risk of testing positive for COVID-19 was 1.77 times…

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