| Title |
Does Vitamin D play a role in the management of Covid-19 in Brazil?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Revista de Saúde Pública, July 2020
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| DOI | 10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054002545 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Helena Ribeiro, Keila de Souza de Valente Santana, Sofia Lizarralde Oliver, Patricia Helen de Carvalho Rondó, Marcela Moraes Mendes, Karen Charlton, Susan Lanham-New |
| Abstract |
The study discusses the possible role of adequate vitamin D status in plasma or serum for preventing acute respiratory infections during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our arguments respond to an article, published in Italy, that describes the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in older Italian women and raises the possible preventive and therapeutic role of optimal vitamin D levels. Based on literature review, we highlight the findings regarding the protective role of vitamin D for infectious diseases of the respiratory system. However, randomized controlled trials are currently lacking. Adequate vitamin D status is obtained from sun exposure and foods rich in vitamin D. Studies in Brazil have shown that hypovitaminosis D is quite common in spite of high insolation. Authors recommend ecological, epidemiological and randomized controlled trials studies to verify this hypothesis. |
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| Australia | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 5 | 83% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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| Unknown | 207 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 19% |
| Researcher | 14 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 5% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 42 | 20% |
| Unknown | 78 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 86 | 42% |
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