Risk of hospitalization and mortality associated with uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with hypertension and COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The role of uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) in COVID-19 severity among patients with hypertension is unclear. We evaluated the association between uncontrolled BP and the risk of hospitalization and/or mortality in patients with hypertension from a large US integrated healthcare system.

Methods

We identified patients with hypertension and a positive RT-PCR test result or a diagnosis of COVID-19 between March 1 - September 1, 2020 from Kaiser Permanente Southern California. BP categories was defined using the most recent outpatient BP measurement during 12 months prior to COVID-19 infection. The primary outcome of interest was all-cause hospitalization or mortality within 30 days from COVID-19 infection.

Results

Among 12,548 patients with hypertension and CO

SUBMITTER: An J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature