Vitamin D concentrations and COVID-19 infection in UK Biobank

Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 561 - 565
Published: Jul 1, 2020
Abstract
COVID-19 and low levels of vitamin D appear to disproportionately affect black and minority ethnic individuals. We aimed to establish whether blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration was associated with COVID-19 risk, and whether it explained the higher incidence of COVID-19 in black and South Asian people.UK Biobank recruited 502,624 participants aged 37-73 years between 2006 and 2010. Baseline exposure data, including 25(OH)D...
Paper Details
Title
Vitamin D concentrations and COVID-19 infection in UK Biobank
Published Date
Jul 1, 2020
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
561 - 565
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