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sonatine
joe rogan (lol) breaking a bunch of weird data about vitamin d deficiency being a huge player in c19 mortality.
and yes we are at the point in the pandemic where even joe rogan sourced hot takes get attention.
I read about this like a month ago, but forgot to pass it on. I’m on a supplement always, like druff.
We are getting what I’d call a lot of chicken and egg data. Like obese people and older people have lower testosterone. Is it the lower testosterone giving them bad outcomes, or that’s just prevalent in the groups it hits?
This is similar. This shit is hitting blacks and now Hispanics in an overrepresented manner. We know this though, from studies;
“Results: Darker skin colors and heavier body weights are independently and significantly associated with poorer vitamin D status. “
This has been well established for a long time tbh.
So if we keep looking at general populations of patients with low testosterone, low vitamin D, and noting a higher incidence rate among fatalities, is that a factor, or simply because that’s always present at way higher levels in those populations?
Obesity rates are highest in African American and Hispanic population. Low testosterone is most prevalent in heavy older people. Vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent the darker your skin. Blood pressure and cholesterol readings are higher in those groups.
At the end of the day, which factor is making things worse?
I think we are still at 1-age 2-weight
And everything else might just be that the groups hit hardest have those conditions at a higher rate, but definitely worth studying more.
Going to take years to unwind the data and eliminate factors. Give me fit white guys under 70 with just low vitamin D deficiency outcomes. Do they fare worse?
That type of sitting through the data where you can pinpoint risk factors.
That’s probably why I didn’t share it. Just struck me as duh, it’s hitting black people and Hispanics harder. They always have lower vitamin D.
