Effects of vitamin D on COVID-19 risk and hospitalisation in the UK biobank

Maria J. Monroy-Iglesias; Rathesh Thavarajah; Kerri Beckmann; Debra H. Josephs; Sheeba Irshad; Sophia N. Karagiannis; Mieke Van Hemelrijck; Aida Santaolalla

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0328232

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Effects of vitamin D on COVID-19 risk and hospitalisation in the UK biobank

Maria J. Monroy-Iglesias ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: maria.j.monroy_iglesias@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation Transforming Outcomes through Research (TOUR), Centre for Cancer, Society, and Public Health, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-3275

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Rathesh Thavarajah,

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Transforming Outcomes through Research (TOUR), Centre for Cancer, Society, and Public Health, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kerri Beckmann,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Debra H. Josephs,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Transforming Outcomes through Research (TOUR), Centre for Cancer, Society, and Public Health, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Medical Oncology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Sheeba Irshad,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medical Oncology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sophia N. Karagiannis,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, St. John’s Institute of Dermatology School of Basic & Medical Biosciences, & KHP Centre for Translational Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Mieke Van Hemelrijck,

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Transforming Outcomes through Research (TOUR), Centre for Cancer, Society, and Public Health, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Aida Santaolalla

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Transforming Outcomes through Research (TOUR), Centre for Cancer, Society, and Public Health, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Effects of vitamin D on COVID-19 risk and hospitalisation in the UK biobank

Maria J. Monroy-Iglesias,
Rathesh Thavarajah,
Kerri Beckmann,
Debra H. Josephs,
Sheeba Irshad,
Sophia N. Karagiannis,
Mieke Van Hemelrijck,
Aida Santaolalla

Published: July 18, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328232

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