ABU DHABI: A UAE study has found a "strong correlation" between vitamin D deficiency and the severity of COVID-19 infections, foreign media reported on Wednesday.
The Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, is now encouraging the community to boost their vitamin D levels. The study of 522 UAE COVID-19 patients found that 59 per cent of those with vitamin D deficiency showed more severe symptoms. More than 70 per cent of the UAE population has the deficiency. The newly published study, conducted by Dr. Habiba Al Safar, an Emirati research scholar, and Dr. Fatme Al Anouti,
Associate Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at Zayed University, has been approved by Abu Dhabi Health Research Ethics Committee. Several international studies have documented the correlation between vitamin D deficiency and severity of viral infections, such as influenza.
In addition to this, there is mounting evidence from global studies that indicates that lower vitamin D levels are commonly associated with risk of acquiring, and
dying from, COVID-19 among hospitalised patients. The study found that patients who had severe infection were older and more obese than other participants.
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