Post–COVID-19 Condition After SARS-CoV-2 Infections During the Omicron Surge vs the Delta, Alpha, and Wild Type Periods in Stockholm, Sweden
Pontus Hedberg, Pontus Nauclér
Abstract
Little is known about the post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) after infections with different SARS-CoV-2 variants. We investigated the risk of PCC diagnosis after primary omicron infections as compared with preceding variants in population-based cohorts in Stockholm, Sweden. When compared with omicron (n = 215 279, 0.2% receiving a PCC diagnosis), the adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) was 3.26 (2.80-3.80) for delta (n = 52 182, 0.5% PCC diagnosis), 5.33 (4.73-5.99) for alpha (n = 97 978, 1.0% PCC diagnosis), and 6.31 (5.64-7.06) for the wild type (n = 107 920, 1.3% PCC diagnosis). These findings were consistent across all subgroup analyses except among those treated in the intensive care unit.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakHazard ratioIntensive care unitPopulationInternal medicineGastroenterologyVirologyOutbreakDiseaseConfidence intervalEnvironmental healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health