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Comparison of comorbidities among severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients in Asian versus non-Asian populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Anju Puri, Lin He, Mohan Giri, Chengfei Wu, Qinghua Zhao

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Synthesis in Nursing open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anju PuriDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lin HeDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Fuling Central Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, China.
Mohan GiriDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8588-5482
Chengfei WuDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Qinghua ZhaoDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNFuling Center Hospital of Chongqing · CN

Funding

Chongqing Municipal Education Commission KJCX2020018Chongqing Municipal Education Commission yjg211006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the comorbidities among severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients in Asian versus non-Asian populations.

designSystemic review and Meta-analysis.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Scopus and the web of science Database up to 24 March 2021. Odds ratios were calculated using a random-effects model.

resultsWe identified 66 studies including 39 Asian and 27 non-Asian studies. This study demonstrated that the proportion of hypertension was significantly higher in severe group than in non-severe group for Asian (OR = 2.46) and non-Asian (OR = 1.60, 95% CI: 1.37-1.86, I

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCOVID-19Diabetes MellitusComorbidityHumansSARS-CoV-2comorbidityCOVID-19meta-analysisSARS-CoV-2severe

Identifiers

PMID34761532
PMCPMC8661719
OpenAlexW3212675051

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