Impact of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and ethnicity on cardiovascular/renal complications in patients with COVID-19



Norris, Tom, Razieh, Cameron, Zaccardi, Francesco, Yates, Thomas, Islam, Nazrul, Gillies, Clare L, Chudasama, Yogini V, Rowlands, Alex V, Davies, Melanie J, McCann, Gerry P
et al (show 8 more authors) (2022) Impact of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and ethnicity on cardiovascular/renal complications in patients with COVID-19. HEART, 108 (15). pp. 1200-1208.

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Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>Using a large national database of people hospitalised with COVID-19, we investigated the contribution of cardio-metabolic conditions, multi-morbidity and ethnicity on the risk of in-hospital cardiovascular complications and death.<h4>Methods</h4>A multicentre, prospective cohort study in 302 UK healthcare facilities of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 between 6 February 2020 and 16 March 2021. Logistic models were used to explore associations between baseline patient ethnicity, cardiometabolic conditions and multimorbidity (0, 1, 2, >2 conditions), and in-hospital cardiovascular complications (heart failure, arrhythmia, cardiac ischaemia, cardiac arrest, coagulation complications, stroke), renal injury and death.<h4>Results</h4>Of 65 624 patients hospitalised with COVID-19, 44 598 (68.0%) reported at least one cardiometabolic condition on admission. Cardiovascular/renal complications or death occurred in 24 609 (38.0%) patients. Baseline cardiometabolic conditions were independently associated with increased odds of in-hospital complications and this risk increased in the presence of cardiometabolic multimorbidity. For example, compared with having no cardiometabolic conditions, 1, 2 or ≥3 conditions was associated with 1.46 (95% CI 1.39 to 1.54), 2.04 (95% CI 1.93 to 2.15) and 3.10 (95% CI 2.92 to 3.29) times higher odds of any cardiovascular/renal complication, respectively. A similar pattern was observed for all-cause death. Compared with the white group, the South Asian (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.29) and black (OR 1.53 to 95% CI 1.37 to 1.72) ethnic groups had higher risk of any cardiovascular/renal complication.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In hospitalised patients with COVID-19, cardiovascular complications or death impacts just under half of all patients, with the highest risk in those of South Asian or Black ethnicity and in patients with cardiometabolic multimorbidity.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: COVID-19, epidemiology, risk factors
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2022 14:31
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 21:18
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320047
Open Access URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320047
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3146129