Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients with COVID-19 Combineded with or without Diabetes, Hypertension or Coronary
Authors: Li Haoxiang , Zhang Jianguo , Zhang Jinhui , Yang Ling , Wang Dong , Zhao Li , Deng Xia , Yuan Guoyue 
Published: June 2020

Bcakground: This study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of COVID-19 patients combined with or without major chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or coronary. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 183 patients with COVID-19 diagnosed at First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District (FPHJD) in Wuhan, China attended by Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University supporting medical team from February 1, 2020 to March 15, 2020. Patients were divided into simple COVID-19 group(n=134), COVID-19 combined with diabetes, hypertension or coronary group(n=49). Besides, COVID-19 patients with diabetes, hypertension or coronary were further classified into severe pneumonia group(n=23) and common pneumonia group(n=26), death group(n=17) and survival group(n=32). The prognosis of COVID-19 patients was evaluated by analyzing the clinical data and the results of laboratory tests. Results: 183 patients were included in this study, of whom 166 were discharged and 16 died in hospital. 49 (26.92%) patients had a comorbidity, with hypertension being the most common [37 (20.33%) patients], followed by diabetes [25 (13.74%) patients] and coronary heart disease [4 (2.2%) patients]. Compared with simple COVID-19 group, the proportion of history of chronic respiratory system disease, age, D-dimer, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, myoglobin, cardiac troponin I, creatine kinase MB, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, neutrophil percentage, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine and mortality rate were significantly higher in COVID-19 combined with chronic diseases group, whereas lymphocyte count, lymphocyte percentage and alanine transferase were significantly lower in COVID-19 combined with chronic diseases group. Among COVID-19 patients with chronic diseases, D-dimer, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, myoglobin, cardiac troponin I, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, neutrophil percentage, blood urea nitrogen, death rate was significantly higher in severe pneumonia group than common pneumonia group. While lymphocyte count and lymphocyte percentage were significantly lower in severe pneumonia group than common pneumonia group. Besides, we found that the proportion of history of chronic respiratory system disease, D-dimer, procalcitonin, myoglobin, cardiac troponin I, creatine kinase MB, lactate dehydrogenase, neutrophil count, neutrophil percentage, blood urea nitrogen were significantly higher in death group compared with survival group, whereas lymphocyte count and lymphocyte percentage were significantly lower in survival group. In COVID-19 combined with chronic diseases group, univariate logistic regression showed that the risk for severe pneumonia were D-dimer, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count and neutrophil percentage. Univariate logistic regression also showed that the risk for death were D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, neutrophil percentage and blood urea nitrogen. Multivariate regression logistic showed that lactate dehydrogenase were independent risk factors for death among COVID-19 patients combined with chronic diseases. Cox regression analysis showed that compared with simple COVID-19 group, the RR(95% CI) in COVID-19 patients combined with diabetes, hypertension, and coronary were 2.187 (1.141~4.191) for death (P<0.05). Conclusion: Among COVID-19 patients combined with diabetes, hypertension or coronary, the risk factors for severe pneumonia were D-dimer, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count and neutrophil percentage, whereas the risk factors for death were D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, neutrophil percentage and blood urea nitrogen. Moreover, lactate dehydrogenase were independent risk factors for death. The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients combined with diabetes, hypertension or coronary was higher than that of simple COVID-19 patients.