Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Patients Treated at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital, Peru during a Pandemic Period

Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Annel B. Rojas-Alvarado, José A. Zuniga-Cáceres, Naylamp A. Estrella Izarra, Christopher Ichiro Peralta, David Astudillo, Cristian Díaz-Vélez, Virgilio E. Failoc Rojas (), Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Neal M. Davies, Andrés Garcia Guerra and Jaime A. Yáñez ()
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Mario J. Valladares-Garrido: South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Aldo Alvarez-Risco: Carrera de Negocios Internacionales, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Económicas, Universidad de Lima, Lima 15023, Peru
Annel B. Rojas-Alvarado: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Piura 13008, Peru
José A. Zuniga-Cáceres: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque 14013, Peru
Naylamp A. Estrella Izarra: Oficina de Epidemiología, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo 14012, Peru
Christopher Ichiro Peralta: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal, Lima 15088, Peru
David Astudillo: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura 20001, Peru
Cristian Díaz-Vélez: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru
Virgilio E. Failoc Rojas: Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 02002, Peru
Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales: Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 02002, Peru
Neal M. Davies: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada
Andrés Garcia Guerra: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada
Jaime A. Yáñez: Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Filial de Ica, Ica 11004, Peru

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of this study was to provide additional data on mortality from COVID-19 with particular attention to the factors associated with the positivity of patients admitted to the Lambayeque Hospital in Peru. A retrospective cohort analysis was carried out to determine the clinical-epidemiological factors associated with positivity for SARS-CoV-2 in patients treated at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital during the health emergency period in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was observed that, as the demographic age group increased, the percentage of seropositivity increased, with 66.8% of elderly adults testing positive, compared to 37.4% of children ( p < 0.001). More seropositive men than women were evident (61.1% vs. 54.1%; p < 0.001). The most frequent symptom of patients with suspected COVID-19 was cough (65.0%). However, the symptoms with the greatest frequency of seropositive patients were ageusia (78.6%) and fever (77.6%); cough was one of the symptoms with the lowest (63.9%) ( p -value < 0.001). The comorbidities with the most seropositive patients were obesity (80.7%) and diabetes mellitus (73.6%) ( p -value < 0.001), different from the top comorbidity of heart disease (12.7%) in suspected COVID-19 patients. In terms of disease signs, abnormal findings on MRI (98.11%) and dyspnea (28.7%) were the most common in suspected COVID-19 patients, similar to those in seropositive patients, which were dyspnea (81.4%) and abnormal tomography findings (75.3%) ( p -value < 0.001).

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus infections; mortality; positivity; Peru; death (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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