Gastrointestinal symptoms and the severity of COVID-19: Disorders of gut-brain interaction are an outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many of the studies on COVID-19 severity and its associated symptoms focus on hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between acute GI symptoms and COVID-19 severity in a clustering-based approach and to determine the risks and epidemiological features of post-COVID-19 Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) by including both hospitalized and ambulatory patients.

Methods

The study utilized a two-phase Internet-based survey on: (1) COVID-19 patients' demographics, comorbidities, symptoms, complications, and hospitalizations and (2) post-COVID-19 DGBI diagnosed according to Rome IV criteria in association with anxiety (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9). Statistical analyses included univariate and multivariate tests.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ebrahim Nakhli R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature