Evaluation of the Effect of Underlying Diseases on Mortality of COVID-19 Patients: A Study of 19,985 Cases

AuthorAlireza Nilaven
AuthorArian Karimi Rouzbahanien
AuthorGolnaz Mahmoudvanden
AuthorTabassom Zavarien
OrcidAlireza Nilav [0000-0002-1765-0099]en
OrcidArian Karimi Rouzbahani [0000-0002-0239-503X]en
OrcidGolnaz Mahmoudvand [0000-0001-5346-5088]en
OrcidTabassom Zavari [0000-0001-5799-7575]en
Issued Date2022-11-30en
AbstractBackground: The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China in 2019 (COVID-19) caused a global health crisis. Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the effect of different underlying diseases on mortality in patients with COVID-19. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was performed on COVID-19 patients admitted to the Shahid Rahimi and Sohada-ye Ashayer teaching hospitals in Khorramabad, Iran, from 2019 to 2021. Data on disease severity, clinical manifestations, mortality, and underlying disorders were collected and analyzed using the SPSS software version 22 at a 95% confidence interval and 0.05 significance level. Results: The study included 9653 men (48%) and 10332 women (52%). Patients with chronic kidney diseases, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes were at higher mortality risk than those without these underlying diseases, respectively. However, there was no significant relationship between asthma and mortality. Also, age > 50 years, male gender, oxygen saturation < 93 on admission, and symptoms lasting ≤ 5 days were associated with increased mortality. Conclusions: Since patients with underlying diseases are at higher mortality risk, they should precisely follow the advice provided by health authorities and receive a complete COVID-19 vaccination series.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/jjm-133603en
URIhttps://brieflands.com/journals/jjm/articles/133603en
KeywordCoronavirusen
KeywordMortalityen
KeywordSARS-CoV-2en
KeywordComorbidityen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleEvaluation of the Effect of Underlying Diseases on Mortality of COVID-19 Patients: A Study of 19,985 Casesen
TypeResearch Articleen

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