ArticleClinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)2021
Serum level of vitamin D as a predictor for severity and outcome of pneumonia.
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- Correlation between serum vitamin D levels and immune function & clinical course in children with severe pneumonia: a single-center retrospective study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of vitamin D deficiency on postoperative outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing surgery: a retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of prescribing vitamin D analogues and serum vitamin D status on both contracting COVID-19 and clinical outcomes in kidney dialysis patients'.Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2022Observational
- The Role of Vitamin D in Supporting Health in the COVID-19 Era.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Expression and significance of serum vitamin D and LL-37 levels in infants with bacterial pneumonia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Vitamin D in infectious complications in critically ill patients with or without COVID-19.Metabolism open · 2021Article
- Vitamin D binding protein: A key regulator of vitamin D deficiency among patients with pneumonia.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
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aimof the study: Pneumonia is the most common medical illness causing hospital admissions and the most common cause of sepsis and septic shock. Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem that affects several populations worldwide. Unfortunately, data regarding the relationship between vitamin D concentrations and outcomes of pneumonia in adult patients are sparse. Thus, we aimed to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pneumonia patients and to correlate its levels with patients' outcomes. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis is a prospective study of 100 patients with pneumonia admitted to Al-Azhar University hospital at New Damietta City. Data from history, Physical examination and biochemical analyses were collected. Grouping was based on vitamin D status. A comparison was made between groups regarding pneumonia severity and outcome. Also, correlation between Vit D level and outcome was studied.
resultsOur study showed that 63% of patients had vitamin D level below 12 ng/mL, and patients with vitamin D level below 20 was 84%. We found an association between vitamin D deficiency and pneumonia severity. The severity of pneumonia was significantly higher among the deficient group. We also found that there was statistically significant increase of complications in deficient group. The patients improved without complications had the highest levels of vitamin D, while ARDS and septicemia complicated patients had the lowest levels of vitamin D. In addition, there was a difference between the two groups regarding to mortality. The mortality rate was higher in the deficient group as compared to non-deficient group.
conclusionVitamin D deficiency is a common problem among critically ill patients. Its status affects pneumonia severity and outcome.
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