Death by SARS-CoV 2: a Romanian COVID-19 multi-centre comorbidity study
Anca Pantea Stoian, Mihaela Pricop‐Jeckstadt, Adrian Pană, Bogdan Vasile Ileanu, R Schitea, Marius Geantă, Doina Catrinoiu, Andra‐Iulia Suceveanu, Cristian Serafinceanu, Silviu Pițuru, Cătălina Poiană, Bogdan Timar, Cornelia Niţipir, Simona Pârvu, Andreea Letiția Arsene, Laura Mazilu, Antonela Toma, Răzvan Hainăroșie, Antonio Ceriello, Manfredi Rizzo, Viorel Jinga
Abstract
Evidence regarding the relation between SARS-CoV-2 mortality and the underlying medical condition is scarce. We conducted an observational, retrospective study based on Romanian official data about location, age, gender and comorbidities for COVID-19 fatalities. Our findings indicate that males, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease were most frequent in the COVID-19 fatalities, that the burden of disease was low, and that the prognosis for 1-year survival probability was high in the sample. Evidence shows that age-dependent pairs of comorbidities could be a negative prognosis factor for the severity of disease for the SARS-CoV 2 infection.