Du Laing, 73 patient zinc sufficiency study: 79% lower mortality [p=0.01] https://c19p.org/dulaing
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Course and Survival of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbidities in Relation to the Trace Element Status at Hospital Admission
et al., Nutrients, doi:10.3390/nu13103304
Retrospective 73 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium, showing higher risk of mortality with selenium deficiency and zinc deficiency.
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risk of death, 79.0% lower, RR 0.21, p = 0.01, high zinc levels (≥660µg/L) 3 of 49 (6.1%), low zinc levels (<660µg/L) 7 of 24 (29.2%), NNT 4.3.
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risk of death, 78.4% lower, RR 0.22, p = 0.03, high zinc levels (≥660µg/L) 2 of 17 (11.8%), low zinc levels (<660µg/L) 6 of 11 (54.5%), NNT 2.3, >65 years.
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This study is excluded in the after exclusion results of meta
analysis:
unadjusted results with no group details.
Du Laing et al., 22 Sep 2021, retrospective, Belgium, peer-reviewed, 11 authors.
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