Lifestyle, course of COVID-19, and risk of Long-COVID in non-hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 pandemic remains a great challenge for the healthcare system. The widely reported prolonged signs and symptoms resulting from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (Long-COVID) require medical care. The aim of the study was to assess factors, including lifestyle variables, related to the course of COVID-19 infection and to assess their impact on prolonged symptoms in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods

A total of 1,847 (637 men and 1,210 women) non-hospitalized participants of the STOP-COVID registry of the PoLoCOV-Study who, following the COVID-19, underwent check-up examinations at the cardiology outpatient clinic were included in the analysis.

Results

The study participa

SUBMITTER: Plywaczewska-Jakubowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637668 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature