History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study

Objective Evaluate the risk of pre-existing comorbidities on COVID-19 mortality, and provide clinical suggestions accordingly.Setting A nested case–control design using confirmed case reports released from the news or the national/provincial/municipal health commissions of China between 18 December...

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Main Authors: Yaping He, Lei Xu, Tian Gu, Qiao Chu, Zhangsheng Yu, Botao Fa, Anqi Li, Ruijun Wu
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e038976.full
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author Yaping He
Lei Xu
Tian Gu
Qiao Chu
Zhangsheng Yu
Botao Fa
Anqi Li
Ruijun Wu
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Tian Gu
Qiao Chu
Zhangsheng Yu
Botao Fa
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Ruijun Wu
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description Objective Evaluate the risk of pre-existing comorbidities on COVID-19 mortality, and provide clinical suggestions accordingly.Setting A nested case–control design using confirmed case reports released from the news or the national/provincial/municipal health commissions of China between 18 December 2019 and 8 March 2020.Participants Patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, excluding asymptomatic patients, in mainland China outside of Hubei Province.Outcome measures Patient demographics, survival time and status, and history of comorbidities.Method A total of 94 publicly reported deaths in locations outside of Hubei Province, mainland China, were included as cases. Each case was matched with up to three controls, based on gender and age ±1 year old (94 cases and 181 controls). The inverse probability-weighted Cox proportional hazard model was performed, controlling for age, gender and the early period of the outbreak.Results Of the 94 cases, the median age was 72.5 years old (IQR=16), and 59.6% were men, while in the control group the median age was 67 years old (IQR=22), and 64.6% were men. Adjusting for age, gender and the early period of the outbreak, poor health conditions were associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 mortality (HR of comorbidity score, 1.31 [95% CI 1.11 to 1.54]; p=0.001). The estimated mortality risk in patients with pre-existing coronary heart disease (CHD) was three times that of those without CHD (p<0.001). The estimated 30-day survival probability for a profile patient with pre-existing CHD (65-year-old woman with no other comorbidities) was 0.53 (95% CI 0.34 to 0.82), while it was 0.85 (95% CI 0.79 to 0.91) for those without CHD. Older age was also associated with increased mortality risk: every 1-year increase in age was associated with a 4% increased risk of mortality (p<0.001).Conclusion Extra care and early medical interventions are needed for patients with pre-existing comorbidities, especially CHD.
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spelling doaj-art-19723716e4d84f83806770d6af615d2e2025-01-09T07:10:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-09-0110910.1136/bmjopen-2020-038976History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control studyYaping He0Lei Xu1Tian Gu2Qiao Chu3Zhangsheng Yu4Botao Fa5Anqi Li6Ruijun Wu7Center for Health Technology Assessment, Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Hospital Development Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People`s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASchool of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People`s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaGuang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaThe Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People`s Republic of ChinaObjective Evaluate the risk of pre-existing comorbidities on COVID-19 mortality, and provide clinical suggestions accordingly.Setting A nested case–control design using confirmed case reports released from the news or the national/provincial/municipal health commissions of China between 18 December 2019 and 8 March 2020.Participants Patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, excluding asymptomatic patients, in mainland China outside of Hubei Province.Outcome measures Patient demographics, survival time and status, and history of comorbidities.Method A total of 94 publicly reported deaths in locations outside of Hubei Province, mainland China, were included as cases. Each case was matched with up to three controls, based on gender and age ±1 year old (94 cases and 181 controls). The inverse probability-weighted Cox proportional hazard model was performed, controlling for age, gender and the early period of the outbreak.Results Of the 94 cases, the median age was 72.5 years old (IQR=16), and 59.6% were men, while in the control group the median age was 67 years old (IQR=22), and 64.6% were men. Adjusting for age, gender and the early period of the outbreak, poor health conditions were associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 mortality (HR of comorbidity score, 1.31 [95% CI 1.11 to 1.54]; p=0.001). The estimated mortality risk in patients with pre-existing coronary heart disease (CHD) was three times that of those without CHD (p<0.001). The estimated 30-day survival probability for a profile patient with pre-existing CHD (65-year-old woman with no other comorbidities) was 0.53 (95% CI 0.34 to 0.82), while it was 0.85 (95% CI 0.79 to 0.91) for those without CHD. Older age was also associated with increased mortality risk: every 1-year increase in age was associated with a 4% increased risk of mortality (p<0.001).Conclusion Extra care and early medical interventions are needed for patients with pre-existing comorbidities, especially CHD.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e038976.full
spellingShingle Yaping He
Lei Xu
Tian Gu
Qiao Chu
Zhangsheng Yu
Botao Fa
Anqi Li
Ruijun Wu
History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
BMJ Open
title History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
title_full History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
title_fullStr History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
title_full_unstemmed History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
title_short History of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: a nested case–control study
title_sort history of coronary heart disease increased the mortality rate of patients with covid 19 a nested case control study
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e038976.full
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