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- Title
Prevalence and factors associated with deaths caused by COVID-19: cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Carvalho, Mariane Cardoso; de Melo, Rosana Alves; Valença Fernandes, Flávia Emília Cavalcante; da Silva Góis, Amanda Regina; de Mattos, Rachel Mola; de Andrade Teles, Roxana Braga; Dantas Cavalcanti, Ana Carla; Peclat Flores, Paula Vanessa; de Moraes, Érica Brandão
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with deaths due to covid-19 in Pernambuco. Method: Cross-sectional study with the use of databases related to the monitoring of COVID-19 notifications in Pernambuco. Results: Prevalence of male sex (54.1%), non-elderly (53.0%) with some comorbidity (55.6%). The flu symptoms prevailed (82.5%) and dyspnea (80.2%). Among the factors associated with mortality, the following prevailed: elderly (OR 3.57; p-value=0.000), presence of hepatic diseases (OR 4.81; p-value=0.000), kidney diseases (OR 2.94; p-value=0.000) and overweight or obesity (OR 2.38; p-value=0.000), symptoms like dyspnea (OR 1.31; p-value=0.000) and O2 saturation <95% (OR 1.42; p=value=0.000). Conclusion: The prevalence was men, nonelderly and with comorbidities. The main factors associated with deaths were the presence of the elderly and being elderly.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CAUSES of death; OBESITY; COVID-19; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; AGE distribution; DIABETES; OXYGEN saturation; RISK assessment; SEX distribution; DYSPNEA; LIVER diseases; KIDNEY diseases; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; ODDS ratio; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software; COVID-19 pandemic; COMORBIDITY; HEART diseases
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2023, Vol 22, p1
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17665/1676-4285.20236645