Effects of vitamin D on COVID-19 risk and hospitalisation in the UK biobank.
Low VitD levels were associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation but showed only a weak association with infection risk. Black and Asian populations had higher infection risk associated with VitD deficiency, but this did not translate to increased hospitalisation. In contrast, White populations with low VitD levels exhibited a higher risk of hospitalisation. There was no evidence of an interaction between VitD levels and ethnicity affecting infection or hospitalisation risk. In the cancer cohort, no significant associations were observed for COVID-19 infection or hospitalisation.
Authors
- Mieke Van Hemelrijck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7317-0858)
- Maria J. Monroy‐Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-3275)
- Aida Santaolalla
- Kerri Beckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-1479)
- Rooban Thavarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-4576)
- Debra H. Josephs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-9123)
- Sophia N. Karagiannis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4100-7810)
- Sheeba Irshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-7162)
Institutions
- University of South Australia (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328232
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47