risk factors

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.08.23291154v1 Neurodivergence as a risk factor for Post-Covid-19 Syndrome Rachael K. Raw, Jon Rees, Amy Pearson, David R. Chadwick doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.08.23291154 This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed Abstract...

Introduction: Although previous research suggests that overpressure exposure from either high-level blast (HLB) or low-level blast (LLB) are harmful to health, to date no large-scale studies with representative samples of military personnel have utilized prospective designs and self-reported...

I used to read full papers voraciously and wrote over 100 e-letters along with getting some letters published. Following a discussion about risk factors for CFS today, I was reminded of the following in response to some spin in a paper by Peter White et al. =========...

Abstract Fatigue is a common reason that patients seek medical care. Only a fraction of these patients meet criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). To determine if ME/CFS is just a more extreme form of fatigue, or a qualitatively different condition, we...

Full title: Presence of depression and anxiety with distinct patterns of pharmacological treatments before the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based study in Taiwan Abstract Objective An increased prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities (including depression and anxiety...

ABSTRACT Long-COVID-19 symptoms are an emerging public health issue. This study sought to investigate demographics, chronic illness, and probable psychiatric diagnoses as correlates for long-COVID-19 in an urban adult sample. Self-report Qualtrics surveys were sent to students across City...

Abstract Background Persistent fatigue after COVID-19 is common; however, the exact incidence and prognostic factors differ between studies. Evidence suggests that age, female sex, high body mass index, and comorbidities are risk factors for long COVID. Aim To investigate the prevalence of...

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Front. Psychiatry Sec. Public Mental Health doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1047014 The aim of this study is to understand the development status of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome(ME/CFS) in university students, explore its influencing factors, and...

CDC Maps: From Red to Green Comparison of two of the CDC maps (community transmission vs community levels) that are available on the CDC website and displayed on their social media. FYI, this video is new, and the discussion is timely, even though the CDC made these map changes to show new...

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demands reliable prognostic models for estimating the risk of long COVID. We developed and validated a prediction model to estimate the probability of known common long COVID symptoms at least 60 days after acute COVID-19...

Key Points Question Is psychological distress before SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with risk of COVID-19–related symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer, known as post–COVID-19 conditions? Findings This cohort study found that among participants who did not report SARS-CoV-2 infection at...

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in the development of a constellation of persistent sequelae following acute disease called post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) or Long COVID. Individuals diagnosed with Long COVID frequently report unremitting fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and a...

Key Points Question What are the rates, clinical settings, and factors associated with documentation of care related to COVID-19 at 3 or more months after acute infection? Findings In this cohort study of 198 601 persons with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, COVID-19 care was documented in 13.5%...

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a range of persistent symptoms impacting everyday functioning, known as post-COVID-19 condition or long COVID. We undertook a retrospective matched cohort study using a UK-based primary care...

Abstract Background: Limited data are available on the long-term clinical and immunologic consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV (PWH). Methods: We measured SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular responses in people with and without HIV recovering from COVID-19 (n = 39 and...

Abstract Objective Multiple bodily symptoms predict poor health status, high healthcare use and onset of functional somatic syndromes. This study aimed to identify the predictors of somatic symptoms with special reference to mental disorders. Methods The prospective, population-based...

Pre-Illness Data reveals Differences in Multiple Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways in Those Who Do and Do Not Recover from Infectious mononucleosis https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2022/MO/D2MO00124A Leonard Jason, Karl Conroy, Jacob Furst, Karthik Vasan and Ben Katz...

The full study title would not fit, so here it is: Factors Associated with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) After Diagnosis of Symptomatic COVID-19 in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting in a Diverse Cohort https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-022-07523-3 PDF here...

Full title: Does pre-infection stress increase the risk of long COVID? Longitudinal associations between adversity worries and experiences in the month prior to COVID-19 infection and the development of long COVID and specific long COVID symptoms Abstract Background Long COVID is increasingly...

Full title: Obesity and lipid metabolism disorders determine the risk for development of long COVID syndrome: a cross-sectional study from 50,402 COVID-19 patients Abstract Purpose Metabolic disorders have been identified as major risk factors for severe acute courses of COVID-19. With...