Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 with and without prevalent hypertension: a multinational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise patients with and without prevalent hypertension and COVID-19 and to assess adverse outcomes in both inpatients and outpatients.

Design and setting

This is a retrospective cohort study using 15 healthcare databases (primary and secondary electronic healthcare records, insurance and national claims data) from the USA, Europe and South Korea, standardised to the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership common data model. Data were gathered from 1 March to 31 October 2020.

Participants

Two non-mutually exclusive cohorts were defined: (1) individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 (diagnosed cohort) and (2) individuals hospitalised with COVID-19 (hospitalised cohort), and stratified by hypertension status. Follow-up was from COVID-19 diagnosis/hospita

SUBMITTER: Reyes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature