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dc.contributor.author | Izquierdo-Condoy, Juan S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fernández Naranjo, Raúl | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vásconez González, Jorge Eduardo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cordovez, Simone Pierina | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tello-De-la-Torre, Andrea | - |
dc.contributor.author | Paz, Clara | - |
dc.contributor.author | Delgado-Moreira, Karen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Carrington, Sarah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Viscor Carrasco, Ginés | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ortiz-Prado, Esteban | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-21T15:12:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-21T15:12:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-11-08 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/191712 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Several reports from around the world have reported that some patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have experienced a range of persistent or new clinical symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. These symptoms can last from weeks to months, impacting everyday functioning to a significant number of patients. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis based on an online, self-reporting questionnaire was conducted in Ecuador from April to July 2022. Participants were invited by social media, radio, and TV to voluntarily participate in our study. A total of 2103 surveys were included in this study. We compared socio-demographic variables and long-term persisting symptoms at low (<2500 m) and high altitude (>2500 m). Results: Overall, 1100 (52.3%) responders claimed to have Long-COVID symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most of these were reported by women (64.0%); the most affected group was young adults between 21 to 40 years (68.5%), and most long-haulers were mestizos (91.6%). We found that high altitude residents were more likely to report persisting symptoms (71.7%) versus those living at lower altitudes (29.3%). The most common symptoms were fatigue or tiredness (8.4%), hair loss (5.1%) and difficulty concentrating (5.0%). The highest proportion of symptoms was observed in the group that received less than 2 doses. Conclusions: This is the first study describing post-COVID symptoms' persistence in low and high-altitude residents. Our findings demonstrate that women, especially those aging between 21-40, are more likely to describe Long-COVID. We also found that living at a high altitude was associated with higher reports of mood changes, tachycardia, decreased libido, insomnia, and palpitations compared to lowlanders. Finally, we found a greater risk to report Long-COVID symptoms among women, those with previous comorbidities and those who had a severer acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. | - |
dc.format.extent | 20 p. | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI | - |
dc.relation.isformatof | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214673 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, vol. 19, num. 22, p. e14673 | - |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214673 | - |
dc.rights | cc-by (c) Izquiero-Condoy, Juan S. et al., 2022 | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.source | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia) | - |
dc.subject.classification | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject.classification | SARS-CoV-2 | - |
dc.subject.classification | Influència de l'altitud | - |
dc.subject.classification | Símptomes | - |
dc.subject.classification | Amèrica Llatina | - |
dc.subject.other | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject.other | SARS-CoV-2 | - |
dc.subject.other | Influence of altitude | - |
dc.subject.other | Symptoms | - |
dc.subject.other | Latin America | - |
dc.title | Long COVID at different altitudes: A Countrywide Epidemiological Analysis | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | - |
dc.identifier.idgrec | 726205 | - |
dc.date.updated | 2022-12-21T15:12:09Z | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia) |
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