Women over the age of 40 and 50 appear to be at higher risk for persistent conditions after being discharged from a hospitalization for Covid-19 and many suffer symptoms such as fatigue, breathing complications and cognitive dysfunctions, two studies in the United Kingdom indicated on Wednesday.
One study found that five months after leaving the hospital, middle-aged white Covid-19 patients who had other prior illnesses such as diabetes, heart or lung problems were more likely to report symptom persistent coronavirus.
“Our study finds that those with the most severe long-term symptoms tend to be white women in their 40s to 60s who have at least two chronic health conditions,” said Chris Brightling, professor of respiratory medicine at the University of Leicester, who co-led the study known as PHOSP-COVID.
A second study, from the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC), found that women under the age of 50 were more likely to have complex long-term health outcomes than men and older adults who participated in the research, even if they had no preconditions.
“It is becoming increasingly clear that Covid-19 has profound consequences for those who survive the disease,” said Tom Drake, a clinical researcher at the University of Edinburgh who co-led the ISARIC study.
“We found that younger women were more likely to have worse long-term outcomes,” she said.
The ISARIC study, which included 327 patients, found that women under the age of 50 were twice as likely to report fatigue, seven times more likely to have shortness of breath, and also more likely to have problems related to memory and mobility. and communication.
The PHOSP study looked at 1,077 male and female patients who were discharged from hospitals in Britain between March and November 2020 after having Covid-19.
The ISARIC study, which covered 327 patients, found that women under 50 were twice as likely to report fatigue, seven times more likely to have shortness of breath, and also more likely to have problems related to memory, mobility, and communication.
Most of the patients reported multiple persistent symptoms after 5 months, the most common being muscle and joint pain, fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, and mental confusion.
More than a quarter had what doctors described as “clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and depression“at five months, and 12% had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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