SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.30 número3Custos catastróficos e sequelas sociais decorrentes do diagnóstico e tratamento da tuberculose no BrasilPerfil epidemiológico de uma coorte de gestantes sintomáticas com suspeita de Zika no estado de São Paulo, 2015-2018 índice de autoresíndice de assuntospesquisa de artigos
Home Pagelista alfabética de periódicos  

Serviços Personalizados

Journal

Artigo

Indicadores

  • Não possue artigos citadosCitado por SciELO

Links relacionados

  • Não possue artigos similaresSimilares em SciELO

Compartilhar


Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde

versão impressa ISSN 1679-4974versão On-line ISSN 2237-9622

Resumo

PRADO, Patrícia Rezende do et al. Risk factors for death due to COVID-19, in the state of Acre, Brazil, 2020: a retrospective cohort study. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.3, e2020676.  Epub 19-Jul-2021. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000300018.

Objective:

To analyze risk factors for death in individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome due to COVID-19.

Methods:

This was a retrospective cohort study, comprised of adult individuals with COVID-19, from March to September 2020, notified by the Epidemiological Surveillance System in the state of Acre, Brazil. Cox regression was used.

Results:

Among 57,700 individuals analyzed, the incidence was 2,765.4/100,000 inhabitants, and mortality was, 61.8/100,000 inhabitants. The risk factors for death were: being male (HR=1.48 -95% CI 1.25;1.76), age ≥60 years (HR=10.64 -95% CI 8.84;12.81), symptom of dyspnea (HR=4.20 -95% CI 3.44;5.12) and multimorbidity (HR=2.23 -95% CI 1.77;2.81), with emphasis on heart disease and diabetes mellitus. 'Sore throat' and 'headache' were symptoms present in mild cases of COVID-19.

Conclusion:

Being male, elderly, having heart disease, diabetes mellitus and dyspnea were characteristics associated with death due to COVID-19.

Palavras-chave : Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Coronavirus infections; Longitudinal studies; Risk Factors; Mortality.

        · resumo em Português | Espanhol     · texto em Português | Inglês     · Português ( pdf ) | Inglês ( pdf )