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On-line version ISSN 1727-897X
Abstract
ECHEVERRIA, Mónica Patricia; GONZALEZ, Jorge Luis Anaya; PARDO, Secundino González and VACA ONA, Juan Francisco. Comorbidities related to the COVID-19 severity in adults. Hospital San Vicente de Paul. 2021. Medisur [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.5, pp. 1024-1034. Epub Oct 30, 2023. ISSN 1727-897X.
Foundation:
the study of the clinical characteristics of people infected with COVID-19 has shown that factors such as advanced age, male gender and the presence of comorbidities are associated with the clinical variability of this disease.
Objective: to determine the comorbidities related to the severity of COVID-19 infections.
Methods:
research carried out at the San Vicente de Paul Hospital, which includes 200 patients admitted for COVID-19. The collection of information was carried out through the medical records and the degree of severity of COVID-19 was categorized. Pearson's Chi square was used with a significance level of 95%, p≤ 0.005 and the Odds Ratio test for risk estimation.
Results:
53% of the patients belong to the male sex and 61.5% presented at least one comorbidity, and arterial hypertension was the most reported (35%); 70% predominated with a serious disease and 2.5% died. Furthermore, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was associated with an increased risk of developing mild to moderate illness from COVID-19.
Conclusions:
the study favors monitoring the association between comorbidities as the pandemic progressed and using the information as a prognostic factor to guide early intervention and an appropriate therapeutic approach.
Keywords : COVID-19; comorbidity.