Author, as appears in the article.: Iftimie, Simona; Lopez-Azcona, Ana F; Vicente-Miralles, Manuel; Descarrega-Reina, Ramon; Hernandez-Aguilera, Anna; Riu, Francesc; Simo, Josep M; Garrido, Pedro; Joven, Jorge; Camps, Jordi; Castro, Antoni
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia; Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Alkhoury, Nadine / Camps Andreu, Jorge / Castro Salomó, Antoni / Iftimie Iftimie, Simona Mihaela / Joven Maried, Jorge / Riu Ferrando, Francisco Pedro
Keywords: Spain; Prospective studies; Pneumonia, viral; Pneumonia; Pandemics; Middle aged; Male; Longitudinal studies; Infant; Humans; Hospital mortality; Female; Covid-19; Coronavirus infections; Comorbidity; Child, preschool; Child; Aged, 80 and over; Aged; Adult; Adolescent
Abstract: Spain is one of the countries that has suffered the most from the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is a lack of information on the characteristics of this disease in the Spanish population. The objective of this study has been to characterize our patients from an epidemiological point of view and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality in our geographical area. We performed a prospective, longitudinal study on 188 hospitalized cases of SARS-Cov-2 infection in Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, in Reus, Spain, admitted between 15th March 2020 and 30th April 2020. We recorded demographic data, signs and symptoms and comorbidities. We also calculated the Charlson and McCabe indices. A total of 43 deaths occurred during the study period. Deceased patients were older than the survivors (77.7 ± 13.1 vs. 62.8 ± 18.4 years; p < 0.001). Logistic regression analyses showed that fever, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetes mellitus and cancer were the variables that showed independent and statistically significant associations with mortality. The Charlson index was more efficient than the McCabe index in discriminating between deceased and survivors. This is one of the first studies to describe the factors associated with mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Spain, and one of the few in the Mediterranean area. We identified the main factors independently associated with mortality in our population. Further studies are needed to complete and confirm our findings.
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licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 19326203
Author's mail: franciscopedro.riu@urv.cat; simonamihaela.iftime@urv.cat; jorge.camps@urv.cat; nadine.alkhoury@estudiants.urv.cat; nadine.alkhoury@estudiants.urv.cat; nadine.alkhoury@estudiants.urv.cat; nadine.alkhoury@estudiants.urv.cat; jorge.joven@urv.cat; antoni.castro@urv.cat
Record's date: 2025-03-03
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/peerReview?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0234452
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Paper original source: Plos One. 15 (9): e0234452-
APA: Iftimie, Simona; Lopez-Azcona, Ana F; Vicente-Miralles, Manuel; Descarrega-Reina, Ramon; Hernandez-Aguilera, Anna; Riu, Francesc; Simo, Josep M; Garri (2020). Risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A prospective, longitudinal, unicenter study in Reus, Spain. Plos One, 15(9), e0234452-. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234452
Article's DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234452
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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