| Literature DB >> 33215578 |
Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho1, Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo1, Luciana Xavier Pereira2, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior1, Waneska de Souza Barboza3, Taise Ferreira Cavalcante3, Mércia Feitosa de Souza1,4, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Góes1,4, Victor Santana Santos2.
Abstract
Information on the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in low- and middle-income countries is still scarce. In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients in a poor area of Brazil. Logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with mortality, including gender, age, and the presence of underlying medical conditions. A total of 1,207 patients were included in the analysis, and a 1.5-fold increase in COVID-19 mortality was found among patients aged > 65 years with hypertension and diabetes (odds ratio [OR]: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.02-2.19). Moreover, infectious disease (OR: 4.31, 95% CI: 1.39-13.39), kidney disease (OR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.27-5.27), and heart disease (OR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.31-3.04) were also predictive for COVID-19 in-hospital death. This large cohort provides important data on potential factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in Brazil.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID： 33215578 PMCID： PMC7790112 DOI： 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1170
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345