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Prevalence of somatic comorbidities among coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Croatia in the first pandemic wave: data from national public health databases
- Source :
- Croatian medical journal, Volume 61, Issue 6, Croatian Medical Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Aim: To determine the prevalence of common somatic comorbidities among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients in Croatia in the first pandemic wave, and assess the differences in clinical outcomes depending on the presence of comorbidities. ----- Methods: We analyzed data from patients confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2-positive from February through May 2020. The data were obtained from clinical laboratories, primary health care providers, and hospitals. Previously recorded comorbidities, including diabetes, cancer, circulatory diseases, chronic pulmonary, and kidney disease, were analyzed. ----- Results: Among 2249 patients, 46.0% were men (median age 51 years; median disease duration 27 days). Hospitalization was required for 41.8% patients, mechanical ventilation for 2.5%, while 4.7% of all patients died. Patients who died were significantly older (median 82 vs 50 years, P
- Subjects :
- Croatia / epidemiology
Lung Diseases
Male
BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Clinical Medical Sciences
Databases, Factual
medicine.medical_treatment
Comorbidity
somatic comorbidities
COVID-19 / epidemiology
Risk Factors
BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita
Neoplasms
Pandemic
Prevalence
Kidney Diseases / complications
COVID-19 / complications
Aged, 80 and over
BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Kliničke medicinske znanosti
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Hospitalization
Cardiovascular Diseases
Lung Diseases / complications
Female
Kidney Diseases
epidemiology
Public Health
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Croatia
Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Diabetes Complications
COVID-19
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Humans
Pandemics
Aged
Mechanical ventilation
business.industry
Public health
BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care
Cancer
medicine.disease
Respiration, Artificial
business
Kidney disease
Neoplasms / complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03539504
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Croatian medical journal, Volume 61, Issue 6, Croatian Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c055960d938ccef24100a64bc3c1ebd5