Predictors of Severe and Critical COVID-19 in Hospitalized Hypertensive Patients

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care

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Skakun Oleksiy Zenoviiovych¹ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine #2 and Nursing, Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University

关键词: Coronavirus disease 2019;    Hospitalized;    Hypertension;    Predictors;    Risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.5005/jp-journals-11010-1014

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: The severe condition develops in every fifth patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study is aimed to assess the factors predicting severe and critical conditions in hypertensive patients with COVID-19-associated pneumonia. Materials and methods: A total of 106 unvaccinated hypertensive patients hospitalized for COVID-19-associated pneumonia were enrolled in the study. Results: Median body mass index (BMI) was higher in patients with severe/critical condition [30.4 (26.4–34.1) kg/m2] than in patients with moderate condition [25.3 (23.5–29.1) kg/m2] (p < 0.001). Diabetes mellitus was more prevalent in patients with severe/critical condition (40.7 vs 21.3%, p = 0.04). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was higher in patients with severe/critical condition [28.0 (14.0–34.5) vs 37.5 (24.0–46.5) mm/hour] (0.004). Patients who developed severe/critical condition were scored higher according to the community-acquired pneumonia symptom (CAP-Sym) questionnaire [30.0 (20.0–37.0) points] than patients who developed the moderate condition [22.0 (16.0–33.0) points] (p = 0.03). Also, ferritin level was higher in patients who developed severe/critical condition [430.5 (177.0–733.0) ng/mL] than in patients who developed the moderate condition [315.5 (169.0–396.0) ng/mL] (p = 0.03). BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 increased the odds of severe/critical condition development [odds ratio (OR) = 3.83 (1.61–9.09), p = 0.002] and was the only independent predictor for the severe/critical condition according to the multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: Increased BMI, diabetes mellitus, high ESR, and ferritin level at admission predict severe/critical disease in unvaccinated hypertensive patients hospitalized for COVID-19. However, only BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 is an independent risk factor for severe/critical disease according to multivariate logistic regression analysis. CAP-Sym questionnaire may be used for the prediction of severe/critical COVID-19.

【 授权许可】

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