Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the maximal response of the temperature and inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and how these are modified by age.

METHODS: Participants were patients admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection. For each participant, the maximal temperature and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) were identified and stratified by age. In a secondary analysis, these were compared in patients treated before and after dexamethasone.

RESULTS: Mean maximal temperature varied by age (p<0.001; ANOVA) with the highest mean maximal temperature of 37.3°C observed in patients aged 30-49 years and decreasing maximal mean temperatures in the older age groups, with the lowest measure of 36.8°C observed in individuals aged 90-99 years. The mean maximal serum CRP also varied across age groups (p<0.001; ANOVA) and increased with age across all age categories from 34.5 mg/dL (95% confidence interval (CI) 22.0-47.0) for individuals aged 20-29 years to 77.6 mg/dL (95% CI 72.0-83.2) in those aged 80-89 years. After dexamethasone became standard treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia, mean maximal CRP decreased by 17 mg/dL (95% CI -22 to -11).

CONCLUSION: Age modifies both maximal temperature and systemic inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Clinical medicine (London, England) - 22(2022), 3 vom: 24. Mai, Seite 192-196

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Crooks, Colin J [VerfasserIn]
West, Joe [VerfasserIn]
Morling, Joanne R [VerfasserIn]
Simmonds, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Juurlink, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Briggs, Steve [VerfasserIn]
Cruickshank, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Hammond-Pears, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Dominick [VerfasserIn]
Card, Timothy R [VerfasserIn]
Fogarty, Andrew [VerfasserIn]

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7S5I7G3JQL
9007-41-4
Age
C-Reactive Protein
COVID-19
Dexamethasone
Infection
Inflammation
Journal Article
Temperature

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Date Completed 20.05.2022

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7861/clinmed.2021-0603

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NLM341075892