What factors increase your risk of developing long-COVID?

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2023-03-24 02:00

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Some people have a higher risk of developing long-COVID, according to international researchers who say that older people, smokers, women, people with higher body mass index, preexisting medical conditions, or previous hospitalisations or ICU admissions have a higher risk of developing long-COVID. The team conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 studies including 860,000 patients to determine what risk factors were associated with long-COVID. The analysis also revealed that vaccination plays a protective role against developing long-COVID.

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From: JAMA

About The Study: This systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 studies including 860,000 patients found that certain demographic characteristics (e.g., age and sex), comorbidities, and severe COVID-19 were associated with an increased risk of post−COVID-19 condition (PCC; also known as long COVID), whereas vaccination had a protective role against developing PCC sequelae. These findings may enable a better understanding of who may develop PCC and provide additional evidence for the benefits of vaccination.

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Organisation/s: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK

Funder: Drs Chattopadhyay, Debski, and Tsampasian reported being academic clinical fellows funded by the UK National Institute of Health (NIHR) and Research. Dr Clark reported funding from Brainomix, National Institute of Health Research UK, Stroke Association, and Versus Arthritis outside the submitted work. Dr Ntatsaki reported partial funding from an NIHR Clinical Research Network East of England Greenshoot scheme, outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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