Gac Med Mex
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Observational Study
Evaluation of the usefulness of vitamin D as a predictor of mortality in patients with COVID-19.
One of the functions of vitamin D is to regulate respiratory epithelium inflammatory response; therefore, deficiency of this vitamin in the context of COVID-19 could constitute a predictive biomarker of the disease outcome. ⋯ Age and vitamin D concentration were predictive factors for mortality in COVID-19-infected patients.
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To determine weight, height and body mass index (BMI) of schoolchildren from the La Mancha-Centro health area and compare them with those determined by the Spanish Cross-sectional Growth Study 2010 (SCGS-2010). ⋯ Anthropometric parameters of schoolchildren from La Mancha-Centro do not significantly differ from national standards; however, preadolescent males from La Mancha-Centro weigh almost 4 kg more.
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In older adults, the association of frailty and sarcopenia with vitamin D deficiency is well known, but the association of the components of frailty syndrome has been poorly studied. ⋯ The frail and pre-frail phenotypes, as well as exhaustion, are associated with vitamin D insufficiency.
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There are aspects of COVID-19 pathogenesis that are still unknown. ⋯ SARS-CoV-2 VL determined at hospital admission might classify risk simultaneously with other factors described in COVID-19.