
BMJ Open Respiratory Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1), P. e002528 - e002528
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Background An estimated 10–30% of people with COVID-19 experience debilitating long-term symptoms or long covid. Underlying health conditions associated chronic inflammation may increase the risk Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether covid was altered by pre-existing asthma obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults. identified studies searching PubMed Embase databases from inception 13 September 2024. excluded that focused on children defined only terms respiratory symptoms. used random-effects, restricted maximum likelihood models analyse data pooled 51 studies, which included 43 analyses 30 COPD. The bias assessed using ROBINS-E table. Results found 41% increased odds (95% CI 1.29 1.54); COPD 32% 1.16 1.51). Pre-existing asthma, but not COPD, covid-associated fatigue. observed heterogeneity results related hospitalisation status. Potential confounding inconsistent measurement exposure outcome variables were among limitations. Conclusions Our findings support hypothesis covid, including fatigue outcomes patients asthma. Because targets tract, these inflammatory lower tract could provide mechanistic clues common pathway for development sequelae
Language: Английский