Description of Epidemiological Features, Symptoms and Mortality of the Patients with COVID–19 in Some Provinces of Iran

Abstract

Background: Clinical manifestations of COVID–19 are different. There are some risk factors for COVID–19. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological features, symptoms and mortality of the patients with COVID–19 in Iran. Methods: This were a cohort study performed on 103,179 patients with COVID–19. The demographic and clinical data were collected in selected provinces. The required data of all patients was extracted from the COVID registry system and analyzed using STATA version 14 and Excel 2016. Results: The mean age was 52.40 years for men and 52.41 years for women. About 55.2% of the study population were male and 44.8% were female. Totally, 60.9% (5085) of deaths happened in men and 39.1% (3263) in women. The mean time from onset of symptoms to hospitalization in men and women were 3.47 and 3.48 days, respectively. The mean time from onset of symptoms to isolation was 2.81 days in men and was 2.87 days in women, from onset of symptoms to death was 9.29 and 9.54 days, respectively, from onset of symptoms to discharge was 7.47 and 7.39 days, and from hospitalization to death was 6.76 and 7.05 days. Cough and shortness of breath were the most common symptoms in the patients. Conclusion: According to the results, the overall mortality rate was higher in men than women. Women with cardiovascular disease and diabetes were more likely to die. The mean time from onset of symptoms to hospitalization, isolation, and discharge was similar in men and women.

The relationship between demographic indicators and mortality rate of COVID-19 disease comparatively and retrospectively in different waves of COVID-19 disease in Iran

“…55.2% of the patients were men and 44.8% were women. 60.9% of deaths occurred in the male gender and 39.1% in the female gender and their results were consistent with the result of the current study (19). In Barek et al's meta-analysis study on 55 studies and 10014 Covid-19 patients, male patients (OR = 2.41, P < 0.00001) and patients with an age of more than 50 years (RR = 3.36, P=0.0002) were affected by SARS-CoV-2 severely (20).…”