Factors affecting climacteric women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A multinational Latin America study (REDLINC XI).
Maturitas
; 165: 33-37, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1956262
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the association between factors, especially those linked to the climacteric, and a history of COVID-19 infection.METHODS:
This was an observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study in which women from ten Latin American countries, aged 40-64, who attended a routine health check-up were invited to participate. A positive history for COVID-19 was based on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction reports. We evaluated sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle, anthropometric variables, and menopausal symptoms using the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).RESULTS:
A total of 1238 women were included for analysis, of whom 304 (24.6 %) had a positive history for COVID-19. The median [interquartile range IQR] age of participants was 53 [IQR 12] years, duration of formal education was 16 [6] years, body mass index 25.6 [5.1] kg/m2, and total MRS score 10 [13]. In a logistic regression model, factors positively associated with COVID-19 included postmenopausal status and having a family history of dementia (OR 1.53; 95 % CI 1.13-2.07, and 2.40; 1.65-3.48, respectively), whereas negatively associated were use of menopausal hormone therapy (current or past), being a housewife, and being nulliparous (OR 0.47; 95 % CI 0.30-0.73; 0.72; 0.53-0.97 and 0.56; 0.34-0.92, respectively). Smoking, being sexually active, and use of hypnotics were also factors positively associated with COVID-19.CONCLUSION:
Postmenopausal status and a family history of dementia were more frequent among women who had had COVID-19, and the infection was less frequent among current or past menopause hormone therapy users and in those with less physical contact.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Climacteric
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Dementia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Maturitas
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.maturitas.2022.07.006
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