A comprehensive characterization of patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 condition in Sweden 16 months after the introduction of the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision diagnosis code (U09.9): a population-based cohort study

Objectives: The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive characterization of patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) during the first 16 months of use of the International Classification of Diseases revision 10 (ICD-10) diagnosis code U09.9 in Sweden. Methods: We used data from national registers and primary health care databases for all adult inhabitants of the two largest regions in Sweden, comprising 4.1 million inhabitants (approximately 40% of the Swedish population). We present the cumulative incidence and incidence rate of PCC overall and among subgroups and describe patients with COVID-19 with or without PCC regarding sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, subsequent diseases, COVID-19 severity, and virus variants. Results: Of all registered COVID-19 cases available for PCC diagnosis (n = 506,107), 2.0% (n = 10,196) had been diagnosed with PCC using ICD-10 code U09.9 as of February 15, 2022 in the two largest regions in Sweden. The cumulative incidence was higher among women than men (2.3% vs 1.6%, P <0.001). The majority of PCC cases (n = 7162, 70.2%) had not been hospitalized for COVID-19. This group was more commonly female (69.9% vs 52.9%, P <0.001), had a tertiary education (51.0% vs 44.1%, P <0.001), and was older (median age difference 5.7 years, P <0.001) than non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19 without PCC. Conclusion: This characterization furthers the understanding of patients diagnosed with PCC and could support policy makers with appropriate societal and health care resource allocation..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 126(2023), Seite 104-113

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maria Bygdell [VerfasserIn]
Susannah Leach [VerfasserIn]
Lisa Lundberg [VerfasserIn]
David Gyll [VerfasserIn]
Jari Martikainen [VerfasserIn]
Ailiana Santosa [VerfasserIn]
Huiqi Li [VerfasserIn]
Magnus Gisslén [VerfasserIn]
Fredrik Nyberg [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Incidence rate
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Patient characteristics
Population-based Cohort study
Post-COVID-19 condition

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ020801777