Scientific Reports (Dec 2020)

Death by SARS-CoV 2: a Romanian COVID-19 multi-centre comorbidity study

  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Mihaela Pricop-Jeckstadt,
  • Adrian Pana,
  • Bogdan-Vasile Ileanu,
  • Ruxandra Schitea,
  • Marius Geanta,
  • Doina Catrinoiu,
  • Andra Iulia Suceveanu,
  • Cristian Serafinceanu,
  • Silviu Pituru,
  • Catalina Poiana,
  • Bogdan Timar,
  • Cornelia Nitipir,
  • Simona Parvu,
  • Andreea Arsene,
  • Laura Mazilu,
  • Antonela Toma,
  • Razvan Hainarosie,
  • Antonio Ceriello,
  • Manfredi Rizzo,
  • Viorel Jinga

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78575-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Abstract Evidence regarding the relation between SARS-CoV-2 mortality and the underlying medical condition is scarce. We conducted an observational, retrospective study based on Romanian official data about location, age, gender and comorbidities for COVID-19 fatalities. Our findings indicate that males, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease were most frequent in the COVID-19 fatalities, that the burden of disease was low, and that the prognosis for 1-year survival probability was high in the sample. Evidence shows that age-dependent pairs of comorbidities could be a negative prognosis factor for the severity of disease for the SARS-CoV 2 infection.