Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Global prevalence and effect of comorbidities and smoking status on severity and mortality of COVID-19 in association with age and gender: a systematic review, meta …

S Chenchula, K Vidyasagar, S Pathan, S Sharma… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
A COVID-19 patient often presents with multiple comorbidities and is associated with
adverse outcomes. A comprehensive assessment of the prevalence of comorbidities in …

Changes in the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients from the early pandemic to the delta variant epidemic: a nationwide population-based study

K Miyashita, H Hozumi, K Furuhashi… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed
because of virus mutations, vaccine dissemination, treatment development and policies …

Identifying pre-existing conditions and multimorbidity patterns associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19

M Bucholc, D Bradley, D Bennett, L Patterson… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We investigated the association between a wide range of comorbidities and COVID-19 in-
hospital mortality and assessed the influence of multi morbidity on the risk of COVID-19 …

Asthma in the era of COVID-19

S Assaf, H Stenberg, M Jesenak, SP Tarasevych… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since its global invasion in 2019, COVID-19 has affected several aspects of patients' lives
and posed a significant impact on the health care system. Several patient populations were …

Asthma and COPD as co-morbidities in patients hospitalised with Covid-19 disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

JP Finnerty, ABMA Hussain, A Ponnuswamy… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2023 - Springer
Background Factors predisposing to increased mortality with COVID-19 infection have been
identified as male sex, hypertension, obesity, and increasing age. Early studies looking at …

Covid‐19 pandemic and asthma: what did we learn?

CI Bloom - Respirology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses some of the major lessons we have learnt regarding asthma and the
covid‐19 pandemic, including susceptibility to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and severe covid‐19 …

The impact of COVID‐19 Lockdown measures on symptoms control in children with asthma: A systematic review and Meta‐Analysis of observational cohort studies

P Kouis, M Lemonaris, E Xenophontos… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Reported reductions in emergency department visits and hospitalizations for
asthma in previous studies have suggested a beneficial effect of the coronavirus disease of …

Recognizing risk factors associated with poor outcomes among patients with COVID-19

P Rodriguez-Miguelez, A Heefner… - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected> 610 million
people globally, exerting major social, economic, and health impacts. Despite the large …

Respiratory admissions before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic with mediation analysis of air pollutants, mask‐wearing and influenza rates

FWS Ko, LHS Lau, SS Ng, TCF Yip, GLH Wong… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Decline in hospitalizations for various respiratory diseases has
been reported during the COVID‐19 pandemic, but what led to such an observation is …