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Morbidities and Mortality in Covid-19 Patients
Irawaty Djaharuddin, Sitti Munawwarah*, Asvin Nurulita, Muh. Ilyas, Nur Ahmad Tabri, Nurjannah Lihawa
Department of Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine
Department of Clinical Pathology
Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University/Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The high mortality rate in COVID-19 patients is associated with their comorbid conditions. Therefore, it is important to identify risk factors associated with poor outcomes among COVID-19 patients. The aims of this study was to find out the comorbidities in case of death due to COVID-19.
Methods: The design of this study was a retrospective descriptive method with a confirmed Covid-19 patient with the cause of death due to COVID-19 at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital from March - September 2020.
Results: A total of 78 confirmed Covid-19 patient with the cause of death due to COVID-19, consisting of 52 (66.67%) male and 26 (33.33%) female. Range of ages between 18 and 85 years. The highest mortality rate occurred in elderly (35; 51.47%), then the middle age (33; 48.53%), and the age group of <45 years (10; 12%). The prevalent comorbidity was hypertension (42.31%), cardiovascular disease (30.77%), diabetes (28.21%), chronic kidney disease (23.08%), malignancy (15.38%), obesity (15.38%), chronic liver disease (7.69%) chronic respiratory disease (6.41%), Immune related disease (3.85%), and non traumatic cerebral infarction (3.85%). 41 (52.56%) patients reported having two or more comorbidities, and 37 (47.44%) only has one comorbidity. Elevated NLR ≥3.13 was seen in the majority of patients (68; 87.18%). The mean value of NLR was 20.94.
Conclusions: Hipertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes were the most common comorbidity for Covid-19 patient with the cause of death due to COVID-19. More than half of the patients had two or more comorbidities.
Keywords: COVID-19, comorbidities, mortality
Topic: Communicable diseases related to women
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