Risk factors for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization, a population based case-control study from eastern Iran

OBJECTIVES: Investigating the factors associated with COVID-19 infection and its severity can be a major element in controlling the pandemics. This study aims to assess risk factors of COVID-19 infection and factors associated with hospitalization of COVID-19 cases. METHODS: In this case-control stu...

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Autores principales: Afshari, Mahdi, Saravani, Soleyman, Mirzaie, Hadi, Moosazadeh, Mahmood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37583478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.07.005
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: Investigating the factors associated with COVID-19 infection and its severity can be a major element in controlling the pandemics. This study aims to assess risk factors of COVID-19 infection and factors associated with hospitalization of COVID-19 cases. METHODS: In this case-control study, 416 confirmed COVID-19 cases based on the polymerase chain reaction test and 535 controls were selected from the urban and rural areas of Sistan-region-East of Iran. RESULTS: Cases had a lower frequency of hypertension than controls (12.3% vs 18.3% respectively, P = 0.011). Out of the investigated factors, only age over 50, increased the chance of hospitalization (odds ratio = 5, P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: Although age was expected to be a risk factor, the observed protective effect of hypertension should be considered with caution.

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