Clinical and Socio-Demographic Variables Associated with the Diagnosis of Long Covid Syndrome in Youth

A Population-Based Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15499104
AutoresEugene Merzon (0000-0001-5469-0236, Ariel University), Margaret D Weiss (0000-0001-8153-8213, Cambridge Health Alliance), Beth Krone (0009-0003-6220-1000, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Shira Cohen (Geha Mental Health Center, autor de correspondencia), Gili Ilani (Tel Aviv University), Shlomo Vinker (0000-0001-9804-7103, Tel Aviv University), Avivit Cohen-Golan (Tel Aviv University), Ilan Green (0000-0002-9435-7152, Tel Aviv University), Ariel Israel (0000-0003-4389-8896, Clalit Health Services), Tzipporah Schneider (Clalit Health Services), Shai Ashkenazi (0000-0001-7244-0679, Ariel University), Abraham Weizman (0000-0002-9765-8938, Tel Aviv University), Iris Manor (0000-0002-0642-0028, Tel Aviv University)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número10
Páginas5993-5993
Fecha de publicación2022-05-15
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19105993
PMID35627530
OpenAlexW4280650481
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas63

This study examines the demographic, clinical and socioeconomic factors associated with diagnosis of long COVID syndrome (LCS). Data of 20,601 COVID-19-positive children aged 5 to 18 years were collected between 2020 and 2021 in an Israeli database. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the adjusted odds ratio for the characteristics of the COVID-19 infection and pre-COVID-19 morbidities. Children with LCS were significantly more likely to have been severely symptomatic, required hospitalization, and experienced recurrent acute infection within 180 days. In addition, children with LCS were significantly more likely to have had ADHD, chronic urticaria, and allergic rhinitis. Diagnosis of LCS is significantly associated with pre-COVID-19 ADHD diagnosis, suggesting clinicians treating ADHD children who become infected with COVID-19 remain vigilant for the possibility of LCS. Although the risk of severe COVID-19 infection and LCS in children is low, further research on possible morbidity related to LCS in children is needed

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Pathology · Population · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Socioeconomic status · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Inflammasome and immune disorders · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics