Hypo- and Hyperphosphatemia at Admission as Independent Factors of Mortality of COVID-19 Patients: Findings from a Retrospective Cohort Study

AuthorMarzieh Hadavien
AuthorFakhredin Taghinezhaden
AuthorElham Shafieien
AuthorSharif Hama Babakren
AuthorSaiyad Bastaminejaden
AuthorMohammadreza Kaffashianen
AuthorIraj Ahmadien
AuthorAliashraf Mozafarien
OrcidMarzieh Hadavi [0000-0002-5851-8772]en
OrcidFakhredin Taghinezhad [0000-0002-2566-5135]en
OrcidElham Shafiei [0000-0001-5689-5235]en
OrcidSharif Hama Babakr [0000-0002-4983-5899]en
OrcidAliashraf Mozafari [0000-0002-9962-3130]en
Issued Date2022-07-31en
AbstractBackground: Electrolyte imbalances are common in COVID-19 infection and are associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients. Objectives: This study examined whether serum phosphate imbalances at admission are associated with mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: In this registry-based single-center retrospective cohort study, 1349 inpatients with COVID-19 were included from March 2020 to March 2021 in an academic hospital in Ilam (southwest Iran). The Cox proportional hazard (PH) regression model was applied to the data set of COVID-19. Results: The in-hospital median survival time for patients with low, normal, and high serum phosphate levels was 14, 25, and 8 days, respectively. In a multivariate model, adjusted for the other variables, patients with hypophosphatemia (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.53; 95% CI, 1.15 - 5.58; P = 0.02) and hyperphosphatemia (adjusted HR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.00 - 3.14; P = 0.05) had an increased mortality hazard compared with those who had normal levels of serum phosphate. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate associations of hypophosphatemia and hyperphosphatemia with increased in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. Intensive medical care and more attention must be paid to COVID-19 patients with serum phosphate imbalances at admission.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/ijem-126386en
URIhttps://brieflands.com/journals/ijem/articles/126386en
KeywordHyperphosphatemiaen
KeywordHypophosphatemiaen
KeywordSARS-CoV-2en
KeywordCOVID-19en
KeywordIn-Hospital Mortalityen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleHypo- and Hyperphosphatemia at Admission as Independent Factors of Mortality of COVID-19 Patients: Findings from a Retrospective Cohort Studyen
TypeResearch Articleen

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