• Am. J. Med. · Feb 2024

    Prevalence and Determinants of Long-term Post-COVID Conditions in the United States: 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

    • Seyyed Sina Hejazian, Alireza Vafaei Sadr, Shima Shahjouei, Ajith Vemuri, Vida Abedi, and Ramin Zand.
    • Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pa.
    • Am. J. Med. 2024 Feb 20.

    BackgroundA significant proportion of COVID survivors experience lingering and debilitating symptoms following acute COVID-19 infection. According to the national research plan on long COVID, it is a national priority to identify the prevalence of post-COVID conditions and their associated factors.MethodWe performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2022, the largest continuously gathered health survey dataset worldwide by the Centers for Disease Control. After identifying individuals with a positive history of COVID-19, we grouped COVID-19 survivors based on whether they experienced long-term post-COVID conditions. Using survey-specific R packages, we compared the two groups' socio-demographics, comorbidities, and lifestyle-related factors. A logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with post-COVID conditions.ResultsThe overall estimated prevalence of long-term post-COVID conditions among COVID survivors was 21.7%. Fatigue (5.7%), dyspnea (4.2%), and anosmia/ageusia (3.8%) were the most frequent symptoms. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis, female sex, body mass index (BMI)≥25, lack of insurance, history of pulmonary disease, depression, and arthritis, being a former smoker, and sleep duration <7 h/d were associated with higher odds of post-COVID conditions. On the other hand, age >64 y/o, Black race, and annual household income ≥$100k were associated with lower odds of post-COVID conditions.ConclusionOur findings indicate a notable prevalence of post-COVID conditions, particularly among middle-aged women and individuals with comorbidities or adverse lifestyles. This high-risk demographic may require long-term follow-up and support. Further investigations are essential to facilitate the development of specified healthcare and therapeutic strategies for those suffering from post-COVID conditions.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…