Association between multimorbidity and mortality in a cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the association between multimorbidity among patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and their subsequent risk of mortality. We also explored the interaction between the presence of multimorbidity and the requirement for an individual to shield due to the presence of specific conditions and its association with mortality.

Design

We created a cohort of patients hospitalised in Scotland due to COVID-19 during the first wave (between 28 February 2020 and 22 September 2020) of the pandemic. We identified the level of multimorbidity for the patient on admission and used logistic regression to analyse the association between multimorbidity and risk of mortality among patients hospitalised with COVID-19.

Setting

Scotland, UK.

Participants

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SUBMITTER: Agrawal U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature