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ey0018.14-1 | (1) | ESPEYB18

14.1. Association of vitamin D levels, race/ethnicity, and clinical characteristics with COVID-19 test results

Meltzer David O , Best Thomas J , Zhang Hui , Vokes Tamara , Arora Vineet M , Solway Julian

JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(3):e214117. https://bit.ly/3zopFZ4This prospective observational cohort study (n=4638) measured vitamin D level in the year before undergoing COVID-19 testing. The risk of a positive COVID-19 test in Black, but not White, individuals was 2.64-fold higher if vitamin D level was 30–40 ng/ml compared to > 40 ng/ml.Vitamin D may improve immune functi...