Associations between COVID-19 outcomes and asthmatic patients with inhaled corticosteroid

Copyright © 2023 Yong, Gau, Li, Tseng, Wang and Wei..

Background: The impact of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in the interaction between asthma, COVID-19 and COVID-19 associated outcomes remain largely unknown. The objective of this study is to investigate the risk of COVID-19 and its related outcomes in patients with asthma using and not using inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Methods: We used the TriNetX Network, a global federated network that comprises 55 healthcare organizations (HCO) in the United States, to conduct a retrospective cohort study. Patients with a diagnosis of asthma with and without ICS between January 2020 and December 2022 were included. Propensity score matching was used to match the case cohorts. Risks of COVID-19 incidence and medical utilizations were evaluated. Results: Out of 64,587 asthmatic patients with ICS and without ICS, asthmatic patients with ICS had a higher incidence of COVID-19 (Hazard ratio, HR: 1.383, 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.330-1.437). On the contrary, asthmatic patients with ICS revealed a significantly lower risk of hospitalization (HR: 0.664, 95% CI: 0.647-0.681), emergency department visits (HR: 0.774, 95% CI: 0.755-0.793), and mortality (HR:0.834, 95% CI:0.740-0.939). In addition, subgroup or sensitivity analyses were also conducted to examine the result of different vaccination status, disease severity, or COVID-19 virus variants. Conclusion: For asthmatic patients using ICS, risk of COVID-19 was significantly higher than non-users. The observed association could provide potential guidance for primary care physicians regarding the risk of COVID-19 in asthmatic patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pharmacology - 14(2023) vom: 17., Seite 1204297

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yong, Su-Boon [VerfasserIn]
Gau, Shuo-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chia-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Tseng, Chih-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shiow-Ing [VerfasserIn]
Wei, James Cheng-Chung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
COVID-19
Cohort
Epidemiology
Journal Article
TriNetX database

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Date Revised 01.12.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2023.1204297

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365181811