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The new study identifies key factors that make it possible for patients to suffer from chronic coronavirus.
“Long covid” is the term for those who have had a confirmed (or suspected) coronavirus case and who recover from an early infection, but suffer from many symptoms ranging from shortness of breath and migraines to chronic fatigue.
A new analysis by researchers at Quix K College Ledge London, using data from the COVID symptom study application, shows that “one in 20 people with COVID-19 suffer from symptoms for 8 weeks or more.”
The study, published Wednesday, looked at data from 4,182 users of the COVID symptom study application who tested positive for the virus, and continued to access their health.
The team found that older or overweight people, women, with asthma and the first week of their illness had a higher number of different symptoms, who were more likely to develop “long covid”.
Risk factors
Looking more closely at the risk factors, a study by King’s researchers found that long covid affects up to 10% of 18-99 year olds who become unwell with covid-19, affecting 22% of people over 70%. . .
Weight also plays a role, affecting people with slightly higher average BMI (Body Mass Index).
Women were more likely to suffer from long covid than men (14.5% compared to 9.5%), but only in the younger age group.
The researchers also found that people who reported a wide range of early symptoms were more likely to develop chronic covid in people with asthma, although there were no clear links to any other underlying health conditions.
Speaking of the commonly reported symptoms of long covid, two main symptom groups were determined by research; One had an effect on respiratory symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath, fatigue and headache.
The second group was “clearly multi-systems, affecting many parts of the body, including the brain, intestines and heart,” King noted.
Prediction model
Researchers have now used these findings, which are to be published as pre-prints on Medraxive (sharing unpublished impressions about health sciences) and have not yet been peer-reviewed, to develop a model that can predict which most Who is at greater risk. Long covid looking at calculating a person’s age, gender and early symptoms.
Leading researchers, Dr. The research could help target and use early intervention in preventing and treating long covid, said Claire Steves and Professor Tim Speaker.
“We use the knowledge we have gained from the first wave of epidemics to reduce the long-term effects of the second,” noted Steve, senior author of Clinical Academic and Studies.
“This research could pave the way for a preventive and therapeutic strategy for the already long covid. We urge everyone to join the effort by downloading the app and giving your health one minute each day to log in.”
Long covid is by no means a universal experience and in fact many people who have contracted a new coronavirus have had mild illness or asymptomatic.
King’s researchers found that most people with Covid-19 reported a general condition in 11 days or less, while one in seven (13.3%, 558 users) had Covid-19 symptoms lasting at least four weeks, 20 In simultaneous (4.5. %%, 19 users users) stay sick for eight weeks and in 0 (૨.3%, users users) suffer for more than 12 weeks.
“This is a rough estimate, which, due to the strict definitions used, may underestimate the extent of the long-cove,” King warned.
The UK’s National Health Service announced in early October that it would provide specialist assistance in clinics to people suffering from long-term symptoms of coronavirus.
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