ArticleIranian journal of pathology2021
Hypocalcemia in Covid-19: A Prognostic Marker for Severe Disease.
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- Electrolyte imbalances as poor prognostic markers in COVID-19: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2023Pooled it
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- The effect of low serum calcium level on the severity and mortality of Covid patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2021Pooled it
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- Admission Electrolyte Abnormalities and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Minerals and Human Health: From Deficiency to Toxicity.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Prediction of hospitalization time probability for COVID-19 patients with statistical and machine learning methods using blood parameters.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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- Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium Abnormalities Associated with COVID-19 Infection, and Beyond.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Hypocalcemia on Admission Is a Predictor of Disease Progression in COVID-19 Patients with Cirrhosis: A Multicenter Study in Hungary.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Importance of Magnesium Status in COVID-19.Biology · 2023Review
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- Hypocalcemia: A key biomarker in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.Biomedical journal · 2023Article
- The role of electrolyte imbalances in predicting the severity of COVID-19 in the hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Magnesium-to-Calcium Ratio and Mortality from COVID-19.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Multivariable analysis of clinical and laboratory data manifestations predicting severity and mortality risk in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 in the mountainous west of Iran: a retrospective single-center study.Asian biomedicine : research, reviews and news · 2022Article
- Current evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric endocrine conditions.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances in COVID-19 and Their Complications.BioMed research international · 2021Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivePrevious studies have addressed the electrolyte abnormalities such as hypocalcemia in COVID-19 patients. We aimed to compare the laboratory findings especially the electrolyte levels among COVID-19 patients and healthy controls and evaluate their prognostic values.
methodsThis case-control study included 91 COVID-19 patients and 169 healthy individuals. Their laboratory parameters including electrolytes, albumin, liver enzymes, complete blood count, vitamin D, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were compared. We also analyzed the association between these markers and the major outcomes including severity, mortality and hospitalization.
resultsAmong patients with COVID-19, 59.3% of the patients had hypocalcemia on admission while in control group only 32.5% had low calcium level (OR=3.02, 95% CI: 1.79-5.13,
conclusionPatients with COVID-19 may present with considerable laboratory abnormalities including hypocalcemia. The hypocalcemia would be also associated with worse major clinical outcome and higher mortality risk.
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