Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with asthma in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although it is reported that patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease who have comorbidities are at higher risk to suffer adverse clinical outcomes, there are inadequate evidence to clarify the association between COVID-19 and asthma. On this ground, this study aims to systematically analyze the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with asthma.

Methods

In this single-center, retrospective and observational cohort study, 21 COVID-19 patients with asthma and 100 non-asthma COVID-19 patients were statistically matched by propensity score based on age, sex and comorbidities. Meanwhile, a collection and comparison concerning demographic indicators, clinical and laboratory examinations, treatments and outcomes were conducted between two groups t

SUBMITTER: Jin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754932 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature