Women have a 56 percent increased risk of complications lasting more than three months after a Covid 19 illness. However, immunization against SARS-CoV-2 with at least two partial vaccinations reduces this risk by 43 percent. This is the conclusion of a meta-analysis of the scientific literature by British scientists.
“Millions of people around the world are affected by the post-Covid syndrome. It is important to know the risk factors for this complex disease in order to identify those patients who are at increased risk and could benefit from early medical support,” wrote the authors, led by Vasiliki Tsampasian, from the Department of Cardiology, University of Norfolk. Hospital in Norwich UK in “JAMA Internal Medicine”, a publication of the US Medical Association (AMA), the Deutsches Ärzteblatt reported.
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The scientists have summarized and reanalyzed a total of 41 studies on the post-Covid syndrome. The data of 869,783 patients were included. The information is up to date: these were scientific studies published at the end of 2022. The post-Covid syndrome consists of the long-term consequences of a Covid-19 disease when the symptoms persist for more than three months (formerly: Long Covid). The symptoms usually consist of shortness of breath, exhaustion, decreased performance, and memory and concentration problems.
The meta-analysis takes the data situation around post-Covid to a new level, especially since the information from many more affected people is included than in the individual studies. It was clearly established that women, the elderly, overweight people and smokers were at increased risk of developing post-Covid syndrome. Women had a 56 percent increased risk, older people were one fifth more likely to suffer from the syndrome, and obese people (BMI greater than 30) increased the risk by 15 percent.
Hospitalization doubles the risk
Smokers had a 10 percent higher risk of post-Covid syndrome. Severe illness from Covid-19 with a stay in a hospital intensive care unit has more than doubled the frequency of post-Covid syndrome (factor 2.37).
In any case, the most important prophylaxis against possible long-term health problems after a Covid 19 illness is vaccination. Those who received at least two partial vaccinations were 43 percent less likely to develop post-Covid syndrome than those who were not vaccinated.
Source: Krone
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