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ea0090p633 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2023

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 decreased significantly during the pandemic in Slovakia between the years 2020-2022

Smaha Juraj , Jackuliak Peter , Kužma Martin , Max Filip , Binkley Neil , Payer Juraj

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to changes in lifestyle, which could influence vitamin D status on a population level. The purpose of our study was to compare 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels in patients hospitalized because of severe COVID-19 during two waves of the pandemic (2020/21 vs. 2021/22).Materials and methods: We analyzed 101 patients (61 males/ 40 females) hospitalized in the internal medicine department of...