Factors associated with COVID-19 hospital deaths in Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2020. / Fatores associados ao óbito hospitalar por COVID-19 no Espírito Santo, 2020.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 29(4): e2020413, 2020.
Article
in Portuguese, English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-890237
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze factors associated with the deaths of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional study using secondary data. Logistic regression models were used to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR).RESULTS:
As at May 14, 2020, 200 individuals had been discharged and 220 had died. Of the total number of people studied, 57.1% were male, 46.4% were >60 years old, 57.9% were cases notified by a private institution, and 61.7% had >1 comorbidity. In the adjusted analysis, hospital mortality was higher for the 51-60 age group (OR=4.33 - 95%CI 1.50;12.46), the over 60 age group (OR=11.84 - 95%CI 4.31;32.54), cases notified by public institutions (OR=8.23 - 95%CI 4.84;13.99) and cases with a greater number of comorbidities (two [OR=2.74 - 95%CI 1.40;5.34] and three [OR=2.90 - 95%CI 1.07;7.81]).CONCLUSION:
Higher mortality was found in older individuals, those with comorbidities and users of public hospitals.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Hospital Mortality
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Epidemiol Serv Saude
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1679-49742020000400022
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