Association of vitamin A and D deficiency and the presence of sepsis in the geriatric population: a cross-sectional study
Vitamins A and VD deficiencies were associated with lower serum levels in geriatric sepsis patients and were inversely correlated with PCT and IL-6. Furthermore, deficiencies in either vitamin were independently associated with a higher prevalence of sepsis in this population.
Authors
- Tiewei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4890-1134)
- Pengfei Xuan
- Jingping Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6463-3947)
- Yichuang Feng
- Hongyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2710-8698)
- Ping Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-8862)
Institutions
- Zhengzhou Children's Hospital (CN)
- Baogang Group (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1676174
- Primary Topic
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China