Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study

AbouGalala, Khalid and Elsayed, Basant and Elmarasi, Mohamed and Kotob, Mona and Taha, Reham and Abbasher, Fardous and Amarah, Ahmed and El Hamawi, Mariam and Albayat, Soha S. and Abdulmajeed, Jazeel and Sallam, Mohamed A. H. and Al-Shamali, Maha H. M. and Al-Romaihi, Hamad E. and Bansal, Devendra and Musa, Omran A. H. and Farag, Elmoubasher and Al-Thani, Mohammed H. J. and Chivese, Tawanda and Emara, Mohamed M. (2023) Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. Microbiology Research, 14 (1). pp. 289-296. ISSN 2036-7481

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Abstract

This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases with COVID-19 reported to the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar from March to September 2020. Data on pre-existing comorbidities were collected using a questionnaire and multimorbidity was defined as having at least two comorbidities. Proportions of deaths were compared by comorbidity and multimorbidity status and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out. A total of 92,426 participants with a mean age of 37.0 years (SD 11.0) were included. Mortality due to COVID-19 was associated with gastrointestinal diseases (aOR 3.1, 95% CI 1.16–8.30), respiratory diseases (aOR 2.9, 95% CI 1.57–5.26), neurological diseases (aOR 2.6, 95% CI 1.19–5.54), diabetes (aOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.24–2.61), and CVD (aOR 1.5, 95% CI 1.03–2.22). COVID-19 mortality was strongly associated with increasing multimorbidity; one comorbidity (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.28–3.12), two comorbidities (aOR 2.8, 95% CI 1.79–4.38), three comorbidities (aOR 6.0, 95% 3.34–10.86) and four or more comorbidities (aOR 4.15, 95% 1.3–12.88). This study demonstrates a strong association between COVID-19 mortality and multimorbidity in Qatar.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eprint Open STM Press > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2023 10:38
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2024 11:48
URI: http://library.go4manusub.com/id/eprint/704

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