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Observational studyNutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD2023

Cardiovascular risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective observational study in a population of healthcare professionals.

G Solfanelli, D Giaccio, A Tropea, V Bucicovschi, G Gallo, G Tocci, B Musumeci, L Marcellini, E Barbato, M Volpe and 1 more

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Observational study in Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Mobile App-based Approach in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Prospective Randomized Study.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

G SolfanelliDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: giorgiosolfanelli@gmail.com.
D GiaccioDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
A TropeaDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
V BucicovschiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
G GalloDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
G TocciDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
B MusumeciDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
L MarcelliniSant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
E BarbatoDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
M VolpeDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; IRCSS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy.
A BattistoniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITCTO Andrea Alesini · ITSan Raffaele University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimTo contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries imposed several restrictive measures, leading to radical changes in daily life behaviors. Healthcare workers experienced additional stress due to the increased risk of contagion, possibly causing an increase in unhealthy habits. We investigated changes in cardiovascular (CV) risk assessed by the SCORE-2 in a healthy population of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; an analysis by subgroups was also conducted (sportspeople vs sedentary subjects). METHODS AND

resultsWe compared medical examination and blood tests in a population of 264 workers aged over 40, performed yearly before (T0) and during the pandemic (T1, T2). We found a significant increase in the average CV risk, according to SCORE-2, during the follow-up in our healthy population, with a shift from a mean low-moderate risk profile at T0 (2.35%) to a mean high-risk profile at T2 (2.80%). Furthermore, in sedentary subjects was observed a greater and early increase in SCORE-2 compared to sportspeople.

conclusionsSince 2019, we observed an increase in CV risk profile in a healthy population of healthcare workers, particularly in sedentary subjects, highlighting the need to reassess SCORE-2 every year to promptly treat high-risk subjects, according to the latest Guidelines.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCOVID-19AdultDelivery of Health CareHealth PersonnelHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMiddle AgedPandemicsRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Arterial hypertensionCardiovascular preventionCardiovascular riskCOVID-19SCORE-2

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PMID37230874
PMCPMC10105375
OpenAlexW4365816519

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