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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2022

xsGastrointestinal symptoms are associated with a lower risk of hospitalization and mortality and Outcomes in COVID-19.

Alireza Delavari, Samaneh Asgari, Yousef Alimohamadi, Abbass Vosoogh-Moghaddam, Anahita Sadeghi, Shokouh Shahrousvand, Armin Zakeri, Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Samaneh Akbarpour

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  6. Meta-analysis of the demographic and prognostic significance of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Alireza DelavariDigestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Shariati Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samaneh AsgariPrevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yousef AlimohamadiHealth Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbass Vosoogh-MoghaddamBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Anahita SadeghiDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shokouh ShahrousvandDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Armin ZakeriDepartment of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Rahmatollah MoradzadehDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Samaneh AkbarpourSleep Breathing Disorders Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. S-akbarpour@sina.tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRArak University of Medical Sciences · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRShariati Hospital · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to find the association between gastrointestinal (GI) and respiratory symptoms with mortality and hospitalization among COVID-19 patients.

methodsWe analyzed the registered data of COVID-19 patients from February 20, 2020, to March 10, 2021. Depending on the patients' disease symptoms, four categories were defined: patients with only GI symptoms, patients with only respiratory symptoms, patients with both symptoms, and patients with other symptoms. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association of groups with outcomes.

resultsA total of 42,964 patients from 23 hospitals were included, of which 26.5% patients had at least one or more GI symptoms. Of total patients, 51.58% patients were hospitalized among which 22.8% had at least one or more GI symptoms. GI symptoms significantly decreased the odds of mortality (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56-0.92), but respiratory symptoms increased the odds for mortality (1.36: 1.24-1.50), compared with patients with other symptoms. Moreover, the odds ratio of patients who had both respiratory and GI symptoms increased (1.52: 1.31-1.78) compared with patients with other symptoms. The same results were observed for hospitalization as the outcome.

conclusionsOur study showed that the presence of GI symptoms in COVID-19 at the time of admission was associated with a lower odds of hospitalization and mortality; however, this association had higher odds for respiratory symptoms.

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COVID-19Gastrointestinal DiseasesHospitalizationHumansOdds RatioSARS-CoV-2COVID-19GastrointestinalHospitalizedRespiratorySymptoms

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