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Our aim was to examine the basic characteristics of patients\u2019 vitD status, and the ratio of vitD deficiency and its relation to certain diseases, assess seasonality and trends, and reveal the indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vitD<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> supplementation at the patient population level.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Anonymized data on 25(OH)D test results were obtained from the clinical data registry of a tertiary teaching hospital covering the period between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2021. VitD consumption (pharmacy sale) data were retrieved from the database of the National Health Insurance Fund of Hungary in order to calculate the defined daily dose (DDD)\/1,000 inhabitants\/day. Descriptive statistics and odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals were calculated. The two-sample <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test and F-test were used to analyze our patients\u2019 data. Significant differences were considered if <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;0.05.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Altogether, 45,567 samples were investigated; the mean age was 49 \u00b1 19.1\u00a0years and 68.4% of them were female subjects. Overall, 20% of all patients had hypovitaminosis D, and just over 7% of patients had vitD deficiency. Male subjects had higher odds for hypovitaminosis or vitD deficiency (65.4 \u00b1 28.2\u00a0nmol\/L <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> 68.4 \u00b1 28.4\u00a0nmol\/L; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;0.0001). The mean 25(OH)D concentration has changed during the year, reaching a peak in September and a minimum in February. Patients with diseases of the circulatory system, genitourinary system, certain conditions originating in the perinatal period, and \u201csine morbo\u201d (i.e., without a disease; such as those aged over 45\u00a0years and female teenagers) had statistically higher odds for lower 25(OH)D concentrations (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;0.00001). VitD consumption showed seasonality, being higher in autumn and winter. A slight increase started in the season of 2017\/18, and two huge peaks were detected at the beginning of 2020 and 2021 in association with the COVID-19 waves.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Our data are the first to describe data concerning vitD in our region. It reinforces the notion of vitD<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> supplementation for some risk groups and also in healthy individuals. To prevent the winter decline, vitD<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> supplementation should be started in September. This and the results during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance of health education encouraging vitamin D<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> supplementation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2023.1232285","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,14]],"date-time":"2023-07-14T13:02:14Z","timestamp":1689339734000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Six years\u2019 experience and trends of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentration and the effect of vitamin D3 consumption on these trends"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"L\u00e1szl\u00f3","family":"Horv\u00e1th","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Mirani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael Magdy Fahmy","family":"Girgis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Szilvia","family":"R\u00e1cz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ildik\u00f3","family":"B\u00e1cskay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Harjit Pal","family":"Bhattoa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B\u00e9la E.","family":"T\u00f3th","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"bvab124","DOI":"10.1210\/jendso\/bvab124","article-title":"The effects of vitamin D supplementation and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels on the risk of myocardial infarction and mortality","volume":"5","author":"Acharya","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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