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Wallop of Symptoms and Co-morbidities on COVID-19 Outcome
- Source :
- The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2021.
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Abstract
- Background: Fever, cough, fatigue, and myalgia are usually the original clinical picture of the COVID-19 pandemic, which appears non-specific and not exclusive. Objectives: To illustrate the clinical picture pattern and assess the prevalence of underlying co-morbidities and their correlation with the severity of COVID-19 infected patients. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey included 580 participants who were either suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 infection. Results: The severity of the disease significantly correlates with both age (p=.01) and the time lag of the diagnosis of COVID-19 (p=.03). Hypertension (p=.015) and diabetes mellitus (p Conclusion: Special consideration is required for patients with COVID-19 with an associated longer gap between symptoms and diagnosis and associated co-morbidities including hypertension, diabetes, and established chronic kidney disease (CKD), for which this study proved its profound influence on the severity of the illness and duration of symptoms.
Details
- ISSN :
- 18743064
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8e4783457b3f9113d022b7033cebcce4