Enhanced vitamin K expenditure as a major contributor to vitamin K deficiency in COVID-19

Margot P J Visser*, Jona Walk, Cees Vermeer, Simona Bílková, Rob Janssen, Otto Mayer

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Vitamin K deficiency consistently associates with worse clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients. However, whether this is due to increased expenditure during inflammation or poor vitamin K status prior to infection remained unknown.

METHODS: Dp-ucMGP levels of 128 individuals were measured for the post-MONICA study and were compared to SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing results.

RESULTS: Dp-ucMGP levels prior to COVID-19 infection were not significantly different comparing PCR-negative, PCR-positive and not hospitalized, and PCR-positive and hospitalized patients.

CONCLUSION: In this study, we demonstrate normal vitamin K status prior to infection in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, supporting the theory of increased utilisation during disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-277
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume125
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Humans
  • Vitamin K
  • Health Expenditures
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Vitamin K Deficiency/complications
  • Biomarkers

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