Retrospective evaluation of association between hypertension and clinical, physical findings of covid-۱۹ infected patients

Background and objective: The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease ۲۰۱۹ (covid-۱۹), which originated from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ۲ (SARS-COV۲) infection, has recently become an international public health emergency. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical symptoms and physical findings in both hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients infected with covid-۱۹.Materials and methods: Retrospective observational study with diagnosis of corona-induced pneumonia by laboratory-confirmed test was conducted on ۲۸۰ consecutive unselected patients. The demographics, laboratory, and clinical findings data were extracted from the hospital registry database. findings: Of our two hundred and eighty patients in the study, there were ۷۰ men (۴۷%) and the male-female ratio was ۱.۱۷:۱ and ۱۳۸ (۵۰%) were older than ۶۰ years (mean=۶۷.۷۵), and also ۵۰ in-hospital deaths occurred (mortality rate, ۱۷%). totally ۱۹(۶.۹%) were taking tobacco, opioid, and weed. There were no significant differences in the percentages of fever, cough, sputum production, gastrointestinal symptoms, muscle ache, and headache in the both hypertensive and non-hypertensive groups. The prevalence of underlying diseases was significantly higher in older patients in comparison with younger ones (p-value=۰ < ۰.۰۵), Clinical worsening was higher in patients with hypertension relative to patients with average blood pressure (P-value=۰ < ۰.۰۵).Conclusion: The most common comorbidities in several reports was hypertension. People with high blood pressure are also slightly more likely to experience poor prognosis and even higher rate of mortality. In the other hand, hypertension may have associated with higher risk of severe or fatal COVID‐۱۹ disease.

کلیدواژه ها:

Covid-۱۹ ، Hypertension ، SARS-COV۲