Risk of long COVID in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong cohorts eClinicalMed longCOVID longcovid COVID COVID19 SARSCoV2 risk publichealth
By Tarun Sai LomteMay 30 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM A recent study published in the eClinicalMedicine Journal evaluated the risk of post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong .
About the study In the present study, researchers characterized the risk of long-term sequelae in COVID-19 survivors in HK and the UK. The researchers obtained patients’ electronic medical records from the UK Biobank and HK Hospital Authority . Outcomes included the incidence of major cardiovascular events , myocardial infarction , deep vein thrombosis , coronary artery disease, Bell’s palsy, acute respiratory distress syndrome , post-traumatic stress disorder , encephalitis, anxiety, and mortality, among others. Individuals were excluded if previously diagnosed with any of these outcomes.
In sub-group analyses, subjects were stratified by age, sex, COVID-19 vaccination status before the index date, Charlson comorbidity index , and disease severity. COVID-19 cases in HK showed a higher incidence of liver injury, whereas UK cases had higher incidences of Bell’s Palsy, MI, and stroke. Results from sensitivity analyses were consistent with the primary analyses.
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