The isolated effect of age on the risk of COVID-19 severe outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

KR Starke, D Reissig, G Petereit-Haack… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Increased age has been reported to be a factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes.
However, many studies do not consider the age dependency of comorbidities, which …

Association of obesity with COVID-19 severity and mortality: an updated systemic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

R Singh, SS Rathore, H Khan, S Karale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Obesity affects the course of critical illnesses. We aimed to estimate the
association of obesity with the severity and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

First and second waves of coronavirus disease-19: A comparative study in hospitalized patients in Reus, Spain

S Iftimie, AF López-Azcona, I Vallverdú… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Many countries have seen a two-wave pattern in reported cases of coronavirus disease-19
during the 2020 pandemic, with a first wave during spring followed by the current second …

Prevalence and associated risk factors of mortality among COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis

FM Noor, MM Islam - Journal of community health, 2020 - Springer
Objectives The main aim of this study was to find the prevalence of mortality among
hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients and associated risk factors for death. Methods …

COVID-19 cognitive deficits after respiratory assistance in the subacute phase: A COVID-rehabilitation unit experience

F Alemanno, E Houdayer, A Parma, A Spina… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction COVID-19 complications can include neurological, psychiatric, psychological,
and psychosocial impairments. Little is known on the consequences of SARS-COV-2 on …

First and second COVID-19 waves in Brazil: A cross-sectional study of patients' characteristics related to hospitalization and in-hospital mortality

FA Zeiser, B Donida, CA da Costa… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Background The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was more
aggressive in Brazil compared to other countries around the globe. Considering the …

Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence

M Treskova-Schwarzbach, L Haas, S Reda, A Pilic… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background This study applies an umbrella review approach to summarise the global
evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with pre-existing health …

Diabetes, hypertension, body mass index, smoking and COVID-19-related mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Y Mahamat-Saleh, T Fiolet, ME Rebeaud, M Mulot… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of observational
studies to investigate the association between diabetes, hypertension, body mass index …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking and risk of negative outcomes among COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Umnuaypornlert, S Kanchanasurakit… - Tobacco induced …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Science
Direct, Google Scholar, were systematically searched from the initiation of the database until …

On the analysis of mortality risk factors for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A data-driven study using the major Brazilian database

FSH de Souza, NS Hojo-Souza, BDO Batista… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Brazil became the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic in a brief period of a few
months after the first officially registered case. The knowledge of the epidemiological/clinical …