Table 1.
Nutrient deficiency in patients with COVID-19; median and percentile values.
| Median value (IQR) | Deficiency (percentile) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 29) | Male (n = 21) | Total (n = 50) | Female | Male | Total | |
| 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 (ng/dl) | 14.0 (10–20.5) | 14.0 (11.1–19.4) | 14.2 (10.5–20.2) | 22/29 (75.9%) | 16/21 (76.2%) | 38/50 (76.0%) |
| Vitamin B1 (nmol/l) | 149.8 (127.4–186.7) | 174.2 (159.2–236.2) | 163.2 (131.8–198.9) | 0/28 (0.0%) | 0/21 (0.0%) | 0/49 (0.0%) |
| Vitamin B6 (PLP) (μg/l) | 11.9 (8.2–15) | 11.8 (8.4–22) | 11.85 (8.4–20.7) | 2/29 (7.9%) | 1/21 (4.8%) | 3/50 (6.0%) |
| Folate (μ/l) | 10.3 (7.8–15.4) | 7.8 (4.9–11.5) | 9.6 (7.3–14.3) | 2/29 (7.9%) | 1/21 (4.8%) | 3/50 (6.0%) |
| Vitamin B12 (ng/l) | 729.0 (533.0–965.0) | 601.0 (543.0–956.0) | 727 (535.5–962.8) | 0/29 (0.0%) | 0/21 (0.0%) | 0/50 (0.0%) |
| Selenium (ng/mL) | 96.7 (90.6–107.8) | 101.4 (86.9–105.7) | 98.3 (90.3–107.6) | 13/29 (44.8%) | 8/21(38.1%) | 21/50 (42.0%) |
| Zinc (μg/dl) | 86.3 (82.3–94.9) | 91.4 (78.8–102.5) | 87.2 (81.9–96.7) | 0/18 (0.0%) | 0/7 (0.0%) | 0/25 (0.0%) |
IQR, interquartile range; PLP, pyridoxal-5-phosphate.