Association of anemia and COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.
Future Virol
; 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1526740
ABSTRACT
Aim:
COVID-19 is a major threat to public health worldwide. A large proportion of COVID-19 patients is proved to develop anemia. Herein, we investigate the association between anemia and severe pneumonia. Materials &methods:
137 of COVID-19-confirmed patients admitted to Wuhan Union Hospital (Wuhan, China) from 13 February to 17 March 2020 were included. Their clinical characteristics and laboratory data were studied, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed.Results:
The anemic patients were less likely to develop fever in the early stage of COVID-19. Elevated IL-6 levels were found in anemic COVID-19 patients compared with those without anemia. COVID-19 patients with anemia had an 8.2 times greater possibility of developing severe pneumonia compared with their counterparts without anemia.Conclusion:
This study comprehensively describes the clinical characteristics of anemic patients with ordinary, severe and critical COVID-19 and demonstrates the close relationship between the anemia and severe COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fvl-2021-0044
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