Study Finds Link between Low Vitamin D Levels and Increased Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization

Publication date: Jul 29, 2025

In a new analysis of data from the UK Biobank, vitamin D deficiency was associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalization but showed only a weak association with infection risk. The global impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services has been significant, fuelling extensive research interest in exploring potential pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease. At the start of the pan .. .

Concepts	Keywords
Biobank	Biobank
Hospitalization	Covid
Iglesias	Deficiency
Obesity	Factors
Vitamin	Hospitalization
	Immune
	Increased
	Infection
	Mortality
	Pandemic
	Potential
	Rates
	Respiratory
	Risk
	Vitamin

Semantics

Type	Source	Name
pathway	REACTOME	Immune System
disease	IDO	role
disease	IDO	immune response
disease	MESH	obesity
disease	MESH	inflammation
disease	MESH	acute respiratory distress syndrome
disease	MESH	cancer
disease	MESH	Long Covid
disease	MESH	respiratory tract infections
disease	IDO	susceptibility
disease	MESH	infection
disease	MESH	vitamin D deficiency
disease	MESH	COVID-19
drug	DRUGBANK	Vitamin D

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