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ArticleBMC medicine2024

New-onset obstructive airway disease following COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Min-Hsiang Chuang, Wei Hsu, Ya-Wen Tsai, Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Jheng-Yan Wu, Ting-Hui Liu, Po-Yu Huang, Chih-Cheng Lai

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Min-Hsiang ChuangDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wei HsuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ya-Wen TsaiCenter for Integrative Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wan-Hsuan HsuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jheng-Yan WuDepartment of Nutrition, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ting-Hui LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Po-Yu HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chih-Cheng LaiDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. dtmed141@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe study assessed the association between COVID-19 and new-onset obstructive airway diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bronchiectasis among vaccinated individuals recovering from COVID-19 during the Omicron wave.

methodsThis multicenter retrospective cohort study comprised 549,606 individuals from the U.S. Collaborative Network of TriNetX database, from January 8, 2022, to January 17, 2024. The hazard of new-onset obstructive airway diseases between COVID-19 and no-COVID-19 groups were compared following propensity score matching using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model.

resultsAfter propensity score matching, each group contained 274,803 participants. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited a higher risk of developing new-onset asthma than that of individuals without COVID-19 (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR), 1.27; 95% CI, 1.22-1.33; p < 0.001). Stratified analyses by age, SARS-CoV-2 variant, vaccination status, and infection status consistently supported this association. Non-hospitalized individuals with COVID-19 demonstrated a higher risk of new-onset asthma (aHR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.22-1.33; p < 0.001); however, no significant differences were observed in hospitalized and critically ill groups. The study also identified an increased risk of subsequent bronchiectasis following COVID-19 (aHR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.13-1.50; p < 0.001). In contrast, there was no significant difference in the hazard of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease between the groups (aHR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.95-1.06; p = 0.994).

conclusionThis study offers convincing evidence of the association between COVID-19 and the subsequent onset of asthma and bronchiectasis. It underscores the need for a multidisciplinary approach to post-COVID-19 care, with a particular focus on respiratory health.

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AsthmaCOVID-19Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdultAgedBronchiectasisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2United StatesYoung AdultAsthmaBronchiectasisCOPDCOVID-19Obstructive airway diseases

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