Associations between chronic conditions and death in hospital among adults (aged 20+ years) during first acute care hospitalizations with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to quantify life course-specific associations between death in hospital and 30 chronic conditions, and comorbidity among them, in adults (aged 20+ years) during their first acute care hospitalization with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis in Canada.

Methods

We identified 35,519 first acute care hospitalizations with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 diagnosis in the Discharge Abstract Database as of March 31, 2021. For each of five life-course age groups (20-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65-79, and 80+ years), we used multivariable logistic regression to examine associations between death in hospital and 30 chronic conditions, comorbidity, period of admission, and pregnant status, after adjusting for sex and age.

Results

About 20.9% of hospitalized pati

SUBMITTER: Zakaria D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812329 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature