Allergic disorders and susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 : A nationwide cohort study

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BACKGROUND: There is inconclusive and controversial evidence of the association between allergic diseases and the risk of adverse clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the association of allergic disorders with the likelihood of a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test result and with clinical outcomes of COVID-19 (admission to intensive care unit, administration of invasive ventilation, and death).

METHODS: A propensity-score-matched nationwide cohort study was performed in South Korea. Data obtained from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service of Korea from all adult patients (age, >20 years) who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea between January 1, 2020, and May 15, 2020, were analyzed. The association of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity and allergic diseases in the entire cohort (n = 219,959) and the difference in clinical outcomes of COVID-19 were evaluated in patients with allergic diseases and SARS-CoV-2 positivity (n = 7,340).

RESULTS: In the entire cohort, patients who underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing were evaluated to ascertain whether asthma and allergic rhinitis were associated with an increased likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity. After propensity score matching, we found that asthma and allergic rhinitis were associated with worse clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with SARS-CoV-2 test positivity. Patients with nonallergic asthma had a greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity and worse clinical outcomes of COVID-19 than patients with allergic asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: In a Korean nationwide cohort, allergic rhinitis and asthma, especially nonallergic asthma, confers a greater risk of susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe clinical outcomes of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:146

Enthalten in:

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 146(2020), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 790-798

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Jee Myung [VerfasserIn]
Koh, Hyun Yong [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Sung Yong [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, In Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Eun Kyo [VerfasserIn]
You, Seulgi [VerfasserIn]
Kim, So Young [VerfasserIn]
Yon, Dong Keon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seung Won [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergic rhinitis
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis
COVID-19
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.10.2020

Date Revised 21.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2020.08.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313845352