Can C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio Predict In-Hospital Death Rate Due to COVID-19 in Patients With Hypertension?
Angiology
; 72(10): 947-952, 2021 11.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1204018
ABSTRACT
Hypertension is one of the main morbidity and mortality risk factors in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We investigated the association between the C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) and in-hospital mortality in patients with hypertensive COVID-19. A total of 176 patients with hypertension diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this study. The CAR was compared between survivors and nonsurvivors. Logistic regression analysis was used to detect independent predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 in patients with hypertension. A cutoff value of CAR was obtained for predicting in-hospital death in patients with hypertensive COVID-19. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed for survival analysis in the study population. The CAR values were significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors with hypertension. Moreover, the CAR was an independent predictor of in-hospital death in patients with hypertensive COVID-19, as shown in multivariable logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded a cutoff value of 20.75 for the CAR for predicting in-hospital death in patients with hypertension. Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed that patients with hypertensive COVID-19 with a CAR value of ≥20.75 had a higher incidence of in-hospital death. The CAR might be used as an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with hypertensive COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
C-Reactive Protein
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Hospital Mortality
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Serum Albumin, Human
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COVID-19
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Angiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00033197211012145
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