COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations

R Grainger, AHJ Kim, R Conway, J Yazdany… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges for people with rheumatic disease in
addition to those faced by the general population, including concerns about higher risks of …

The isolated effect of age on the risk of COVID-19 severe outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

KR Starke, D Reissig, G Petereit-Haack… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Increased age has been reported to be a factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes.
However, many studies do not consider the age dependency of comorbidities, which …

Assessment of protection against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 among 4 million PCR-tested individuals in Denmark in 2020: a population-level observational study

CH Hansen, D Michlmayr, SM Gubbels, K Mølbak… - The lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The degree to which infection with SARS-CoV-2 confers protection towards
subsequent reinfection is not well described. In 2020, as part of Denmark's extensive, free-of …

Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

A Amstutz, B Speich, F Mentré, CS Rueegg… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Interpretation of the evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of
remdesivir in patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 is conflicting. We aimed to assess the …

Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: a global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

BM Popkin, S Du, WD Green, MA Beck… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic
reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID …

Association between mental health disorders and mortality among patients with COVID-19 in 7 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Fond, K Nemani, D Etchecopar-Etchart… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Heterogeneous evidence exists for the association between COVID-19 and the
clinical outcomes of patients with mental health disorders. It remains unknown whether …

Post-acute effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals not requiring hospital admission: a Danish population-based cohort study

LC Lund, J Hallas, H Nielsen, A Koch… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Individuals admitted to hospital for COVID-19 might have persisting symptoms
(so-called long COVID) and delayed complications after discharge. However, little is known …

Association of obesity with COVID-19 severity and mortality: an updated systemic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

R Singh, SS Rathore, H Khan, S Karale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Obesity affects the course of critical illnesses. We aimed to estimate the
association of obesity with the severity and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

SARS–CoV‐2 infection and COVID‐19 outcomes in rheumatic diseases: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis

R Conway, AA Grimshaw, MF Konig… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The relative risk of SARS–CoV‐2 infection and COVID‐19 disease severity among
people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) compared to those without …

Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence

M Treskova-Schwarzbach, L Haas, S Reda, A Pilic… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background This study applies an umbrella review approach to summarise the global
evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with pre-existing health …