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ArticleNutrition reviews2021

The implications of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 for at-risk populations.

Rosemary DeLuccia, Deborah Clegg, Deeptha Sukumar

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Article in Nutrition reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Sunlight Exposure and Phototherapy: Perspectives for Healthy Aging in an Era of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  10. COVID-19: A Challenge to Physiology of Aging.Frontiers in physiology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosemary DeLucciaDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. D. Clegg is with the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Deborah CleggDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. D. Clegg is with the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Deeptha SukumarDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. D. Clegg is with the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Drexel University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to > 10 000 000 individuals in a short time. With no pharmacological agents successfully implemented to control the outbreak, the use of less invasive nonpharmacological agents, such as vitamin D, are increasingly being studied. This purpose of this article is to determine the current knowledge about the risk of COVID-19 development for populations at risk for vitamin D deficiency, including individuals living with overweight and obesity, those of older age, and racial or ethnic minorities. Despite the documented impact of vitamin D on viral disease prevention, many subgroups at risk for contracting COVID-19 are also known to have increased rates of vitamin D deficiency. Because vitamin D is most commonly obtained from sunlight, when interpreted alongside the stay-at-home orders, the importance of identifying safe approaches to obtain sufficient vitamin D is apparent. Furthermore, elucidating the cause-and-effect relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19, including optimal dosing for COVID-19 outcomes, is also warranted for immediate investigation.

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SARS-CoV-2AgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityRisk FactorsVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamin DCOVID-19nutritionobesityviral diseasesvitamin D

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PMID32974671
PMCPMC7543577
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