Sex, vaccination status, and comorbidities influence long COVID persistence
In this population, symptom persistence declined after the acute phase, but 5 % of participants did not fully recover. Even in a population that was almost fully vaccinated, women, individuals with comorbidities, and the few remaining people who were unvaccinated were at greater risk for Long COVID. Immunoglobulins may have utility as a biomarker of Long COVID fatigue in this population.
Authors
- Patrícia Brasil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-7976)
- Heloísa Ferreira Pinto Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6353-9172)
- Guilherme Amaral Calvet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3545-5238)
- Marília Sá Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-0284)
- Roxana Flores Mamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0794-8366)
- Lusiele Guaraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-6538)
- Trevon Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-4267)
- Michele Fernanda Borges da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5710-4124)
- Otávio de Melo Espíndola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-3785)
- Leonardo Soares Bastos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1406-0122)
- Carolina Lopes Melo
Institutions
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102562
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.95
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico