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SUBMITTER: Li Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC infectious diseases 20200304 1
<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D deficiency has been related to the risk of sepsis. However, previous studies showed inconsistent results regarding the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) and mortality risk in septic patients. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum 25 (OH) D at admission and mortality risk in adult patients in a meta-analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>Follow-up studies that provided data of multivariate adjusted relative risk (RR) between serum 25 (OH) D and ...[more]