Clinical presentation and prognosis of COVID-19 in older adults with hypothyroidism: data from the GeroCovid observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of hypothyroidism among older patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and its association with mortality is unclear. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of hypothyroidism in older COVID-19 inpatients and verify if this comorbidity is associated with a specific pattern of onset symptoms and a worse prognosis.

Methods

COVID-19 inpatients aged ≥ 60 years, participating in the GeroCovid acute wards cohort, were included. The history of hypothyroidism was derived from medical records and the use of thyroid hormones. Sociodemographic data, comorbidities, symptoms/signs at the disease onset and inflammatory markers at ward admission were compared between people with vs without history of hypothyroidism. The association between hypothyroidism and in-ho

SUBMITTER: Bagala V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature