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The evident and the hidden factors of vitamin D status in older people during COVID-19 pandemic.
Schmidt Azevedo, Paula; Fock, Ricardo Ambrosio; Pereira, Filipe Leal; Dos Santos, Priscila Portugal; Ferro, Flavio Cruz; Sacco, Nataly; Polegato, Bertha Furlan; Zornoff, Leonardo Mamede; Okoshi, Marina Politi; Achterberg, Wilco; de Paiva, Sergio Rupp.
Affiliation
  • Schmidt Azevedo P; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Fock RA; Experimental Hematology Laboratory, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Pereira FL; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Dos Santos PP; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Ferro FC; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Sacco N; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Polegato BF; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Zornoff LM; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Okoshi MP; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
  • Achterberg W; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
  • de Paiva SR; Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Av. Prof Mario Rubens Guimarães Montenegro s/n, Botucatu, 18618-687 Brazil.
Nutrire ; 46(1): 1, 2021.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38624693
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamin D is a target of research and speculation. Lockdown or home isolation reduces sunlight exposition and increases the risk of vitamin D deficiency. Special attention is needed for older people at risk of both severe forms of COVID-19 and vitamin D deficiency. This review aims to highlight the association of vitamin D and COVID-19 in two instances, the direct influence of vitamin D on the immune system, and the indirect risks for other vitamin D deficiency-related diseases, such as musculoskeletal properties in older persons.

Methods:

We performed a narrative review.

Results:

Whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with COVID-19 poor prognosis, and if vitamin D supplementation may improve the post-infection outcomes is still unclear. In any case, the pandemic generates indirect burden, such as the sequence home isolation, low sunlight exposition, vitamin D deficiency, and fragility fractures.

Conclusion:

Therefore, it is time to debate how to optimize vitamin D status in older people, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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