Relationship between comorbidities and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality

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Keywords:

COVID-19, elderly, comorbidity, arterial hypertension, respiratory disease

Abstract

Introduction: Since Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appeared in December 2019 to the present day, the relationship between comorbidities and COVID-19 morbidity has been established, because the spread and behavior of this virus has a quick and changing evolution. The objective of this study was to analyze behavior of comorbidities in morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in the districts of Lima and El Callao during June 2020.
Methods: A descriptive, quantitative approach was used, while working with 140 virtual medical records of COVID-19 positive patients.
Results: Respiratory diseases such as asthma, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, arterial hypertension and diabetes were found to be the main comorbidities, in addition to sex and old age. Conclusions: The pandemic affects the population of both sexes who suffer from comorbidities in equal proportions; morbidity is higher in adults under 60, while mortality predominates in adults over 60.

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Ana Maria Teonila Amancio Castro, Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Ana Maria T. Amancio Castro

Licenciada en Enfermería (Universidad Cayetrano Heredia), Magister en Investigación y Docencia Universitaria, (Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega)

Especialista en Salud Pública (Universidad Federico Villarreal).  Desde el año 2002 profesor de Metoodología de Investigación. El estudio presentado se centra en el análisis de  los factores de morbimortalidad en pacientes Covid-19.

 

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Published

2021-05-16

How to Cite

Amancio Castro, A. M. T., & del Carpio Flórez, S. (2021). Relationship between comorbidities and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 11(2), e936. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/936

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): mayo-agosto

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Biomedical sciences

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