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<p>The number of hospitalized COVID patients varies in accordance with the waves of the pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and predictors of in-hospital died with special reference to the importance of comorbidity. A retrospective cohort study that included all COVID patients hospitalized at the Clinical Center Kragujevac in 2020. The data contained in the Hospitalization Report are described, and the predictors of hospital mortality are defined by binary logistic regression. 1336 COVID patients were hospitalized. The average age of the hospitalized patients was 58.1 ± 16.5 years, 2/3 of them were males. The largest number of hospitalized patients live in Kragujevac - 62.8%. During hospitalization, 19.4% (n = 206) of patients died, who were on average 13 years older (t = 14.13, df = 504.3, p &lt;0.01), and stayed in the hospital 2 days shorter (Z = -5.36, p &lt;0.01) when compared to discharged patients. 86.5% (n = 1155) of hospitalized patients had comorbidities, most often hypertension and other heart diseases, diabetes mellitus and renal failure. Statistically significant predictors of the lethal outcome of hospitalization were patients’ age (OR = 0.94 95% CI = 0.93-0.95), residence (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.75-0.95), length of hospitalization (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.04-1.09) and the presence of comorbidity as the strongest predictor (OR = 5.31, 95% CI = 2.37-11.89). COVID Patients with comorbidities require special attention because comorbidities affect the outcome of hospitalization.</p>
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The number of hospitalized COVID patients varies in accordance with the waves of the pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and predictors of in-hospital died with special reference to the importance of comorbidity. A retrospective cohort study that included all COVID patients hospitalized at the Clinical Center Kragujevac in 2020. The data contained in the Hospitalization Report are described, and the predictors of hospital mortality are defined by binary logistic regression. 1336 COVID patients were hospitalized. The average age of the hospitalized patients was 58.1 ± 16.5 years, 2/3 of them were males. The largest number of hospitalized patients live in Kragujevac - 62.8%. During hospitalization, 19.4% (n = 206) of patients died, who were on average 13 years older (t = 14.13, df = 504.3, p <0.01), and stayed in the hospital 2 days shorter (Z = -5.36, p <0.01) when compared to discharged patients. 86.5% (n = 1155) of hospitalized patients had comorbidities, most often hypertension and other heart diseases, diabetes mellitus and renal failure. Statistically significant predictors of the lethal outcome of hospitalization were patients’ age (OR = 0.94 95% CI = 0.93-0.95), residence (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.75-0.95), length of hospitalization (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.04-1.09) and the presence of comorbidity as the strongest predictor (OR = 5.31, 95% CI = 2.37-11.89). COVID Patients with comorbidities require special attention because comorbidities affect the outcome of hospitalization.

Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Sumadija District in 2020

Department of Biostatistics and Informatics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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The number of hospitalized COVID patients varies in accordance with the waves of the pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the characteristics of...

Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Sumadija District in 2020

Published Online: Apr 11, 2024

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Nov 26, 2021

Accepted: Dec 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0059

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2 infection, comorbidities, intrahospital mortality

© 2024 Natasa Mihailovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Sumadija District in 2020

Published Online: Apr 11, 2024

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Nov 26, 2021

Accepted: Dec 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0059

KeywordsSARS-CoV-2 infection, comorbidities, intrahospital mortality

© 2024 Natasa Mihailovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2 infection, comorbidities, intrahospital mortality