Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus
Summary Shortly after the first publication on the new disease called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), studies on the causal consequences of this disease began to emerge, initially focusing only on transmission methods, and later on its consequences analyzed in terms of gender, age, and the pres...
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| description | Summary Shortly after the first publication on the new disease called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), studies on the causal consequences of this disease began to emerge, initially focusing only on transmission methods, and later on its consequences analyzed in terms of gender, age, and the presence of comorbidities. The aim of our research is to determine which comorbidities have the greatest negative impact on the worsening of the disease, namely which comorbidities indicate a predisposition to severe Covid-19, and to understand the gender and age representation of participants and comorbidities. The results of our study show that the dominant gender is male at 54.4% and the age of 65 and older. The most common comorbidities are arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular diseases. The dominant group is recovered participants aged 65 and older, with comorbidities most frequently present in this group. The highest correlation between patients with different severity of the disease was found with cardiovascular diseases, while the coefficient is slightly lower for the relationship between patients with different disease severity and urinary system diseases and hypertension. According to the regression analysis results, we showed that urinary system diseases have the greatest negative impact on the worsening of Covid-19, with the tested coefficient b being statistically significant as it is 0.030 < 0.05. An increase in cardiovascular diseases affects the worsening of Covid-19, with the tested coefficient b being statistically significant as it is 0.030 < 0.05. When it comes to arterial hypertension, it has a small impact on the worsening of Covid-19, but its tested coefficient b is not statistically significant as it is 0.169 > 0.05. The same applies to diabetes mellitus, which also has a small impact on the worsening of Covid-19, but its tested coefficient b is not statistically significant as it is 0.336 > 0.05. Our study has shown that comorbidities such as urinary system diseases and cardiovascular diseases tend to have a negative impact on Covid-19, leading to a poor outcome resulting in death, while diabetes mellitus and hypertension have an impact but without statistical significance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a923ae958180459ba5470f47b92829fd2024-04-21T11:33:01ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-04-012411810.1186/s12889-024-18457-2Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virusJasmina Marušić0Edhem Hasković1Adnan Mujezinović2Vedran Đido3Department of Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of ZenicaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of SarajevoDepartment of Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of ZenicaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Studies, University of SarajevoSummary Shortly after the first publication on the new disease called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), studies on the causal consequences of this disease began to emerge, initially focusing only on transmission methods, and later on its consequences analyzed in terms of gender, age, and the presence of comorbidities. The aim of our research is to determine which comorbidities have the greatest negative impact on the worsening of the disease, namely which comorbidities indicate a predisposition to severe Covid-19, and to understand the gender and age representation of participants and comorbidities. The results of our study show that the dominant gender is male at 54.4% and the age of 65 and older. The most common comorbidities are arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular diseases. The dominant group is recovered participants aged 65 and older, with comorbidities most frequently present in this group. The highest correlation between patients with different severity of the disease was found with cardiovascular diseases, while the coefficient is slightly lower for the relationship between patients with different disease severity and urinary system diseases and hypertension. According to the regression analysis results, we showed that urinary system diseases have the greatest negative impact on the worsening of Covid-19, with the tested coefficient b being statistically significant as it is 0.030 < 0.05. An increase in cardiovascular diseases affects the worsening of Covid-19, with the tested coefficient b being statistically significant as it is 0.030 < 0.05. When it comes to arterial hypertension, it has a small impact on the worsening of Covid-19, but its tested coefficient b is not statistically significant as it is 0.169 > 0.05. The same applies to diabetes mellitus, which also has a small impact on the worsening of Covid-19, but its tested coefficient b is not statistically significant as it is 0.336 > 0.05. Our study has shown that comorbidities such as urinary system diseases and cardiovascular diseases tend to have a negative impact on Covid-19, leading to a poor outcome resulting in death, while diabetes mellitus and hypertension have an impact but without statistical significance.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18457-2ComorbiditiesCardiovascular diseasesHypertensionDiabetes mellitusUrinary system diseases |
| spellingShingle | Jasmina Marušić Edhem Hasković Adnan Mujezinović Vedran Đido Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus BMC Public Health Comorbidities Cardiovascular diseases Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Urinary system diseases |
| title | Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus |
| title_full | Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus |
| title_fullStr | Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus |
| title_short | Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus |
| title_sort | correlation of pre existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with sars cov 2 virus |
| topic | Comorbidities Cardiovascular diseases Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Urinary system diseases |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18457-2 |
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