Letter to the Editor: Low-density lipoprotein is a potential predictor of poor prognosis in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.
Metabolism
; 107: 154243, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-602136
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global threat to public health. The lipid pathophysiology in COVID-19 is unknown.METHODS:
In this retrospective longitudinal study, we monitored the serum lipids in 17 surviving and 4 non-surviving COVID-19 cases prior to their viral infections and duration the entire disease courses.RESULTS:
In surviving cases, the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels decreased significantly on admission as compared with the levels before infection; the LDL levels remained constantly low during the disease progression and resumed to the original levels when patients recovered (pre-infection 3.5 (3.0-4.4); on admission 2.8 (2.3-3.1), pâ¯<â¯0.01; progression 2.5 (2.3-3.0); discharge 3.6 (2.7-4.1); median (IQR), in mmol/L). In non-surviving patients, LDL levels showed an irreversible and continuous decrease until death (1.1 (0.9-1.2), pâ¯=â¯0.02 versus the levels on admission). The ratio changes of LDL levels inversely correlated with ratio changes of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels. Logistic regression analysis showed increasing odds of lowered LDL levels associated with disease progression (odds ratio 4.48, 95% IC 1.55-12.92, pâ¯=â¯0.006) and in-hospital death (odds ratio 21.72, 95% IC 1.40-337.54, pâ¯=â¯0.028).CONCLUSIONS:
LDL levels inversely correlated to disease severities, which could be a predictor for disease progress and poor prognosis.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Cholesterol, LDL
Type of study:
Cohort study
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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
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Metabolism
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.metabol.2020.154243
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