Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Langzhong People's Hospital, Langzhong, China.
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Jan;10(1):124-133. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.049. Epub 2021 Oct 30.
It remains unclear if patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and/or asthma are susceptible to corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, severity, and mortality.
To investigate the role of AR and/or asthma in COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality, and assess whether long-term AR and/or asthma medications affected the outcomes of COVID-19.
Demographic and clinical data of 70,557 adult participants completed SARS-CoV-2 testing between March 16 and December 31, 2020, in the UK Biobank were analyzed. The rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality in relation to pre-existing AR and/or asthma were assessed based on adjusted generalized linear models. We further analyzed the impact of long-term AR and/or asthma medications on the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality.
Patients with AR of all ages had lower positive rates of SARS-CoV-2 tests (relative risk [RR]: 0.75, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.69-0.81, P < .001), with lower susceptibility in males (RR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.65-0.85, P < .001) than females (RR: 0.8, 95% CI: 0.72-0.9, P < .001). However, similar effects of asthma against COVID-19 hospitalization were only major in participants aged <65 (RR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.86-1, P = .044) instead of elderlies. In contrast, patients with asthma tested positively had higher risk of hospitalization (RR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.32-1.54, P < .001). Neither AR nor asthma had an impact on COVID-19 mortality. None of conventional medications for AR or asthma, for example, antihistamines, corticosteroids, or β2 adrenoceptor agonists, showed association with COVID-19 infection or severity.
AR (all ages) and asthma (aged <65) act as protective factors against COVID-19 infection, whereas asthma increases risk for COVID-19 hospitalization. None of the long-term medications had a significant association with infection, severity, and mortality of COVID-19 among patients with AR and/or asthma.
目前尚不清楚过敏性鼻炎(AR)和/或哮喘患者是否易感染 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)、病情严重程度和死亡率。
研究 AR 和/或哮喘在 COVID-19 感染、严重程度和死亡率中的作用,并评估长期 AR 和/或哮喘药物是否影响 COVID-19 的结局。
分析 2020 年 3 月 16 日至 12 月 31 日期间在英国生物银行完成 SARS-CoV-2 检测的 70557 名成年参与者的人口统计学和临床数据。根据调整后的广义线性模型评估与预先存在的 AR 和/或哮喘相关的 COVID-19 感染、住院和死亡率。我们进一步分析了长期 AR 和/或哮喘药物对 COVID-19 住院和死亡率风险的影响。
所有年龄段的 AR 患者 SARS-CoV-2 检测阳性率较低(相对风险 [RR]:0.75,95%置信区间 [CI]:0.69-0.81,P<.001),男性(RR:0.74,95%CI:0.65-0.85,P<.001)比女性(RR:0.8,95%CI:0.72-0.9,P<.001)的易感性较低。然而,哮喘对 COVID-19 住院的保护作用仅在年龄<65 岁的参与者中较为显著(RR:0.93,95%CI:0.86-1,P=.044),而在老年人中则不显著。相反,哮喘阳性患者住院风险较高(RR:1.42,95%CI:1.32-1.54,P<.001)。AR 或哮喘均未对 COVID-19 死亡率产生影响。AR 或哮喘的常规药物,例如抗组胺药、皮质类固醇或β2 肾上腺素受体激动剂,均与 COVID-19 感染或严重程度无关。
AR(所有年龄)和哮喘(<65 岁)是 COVID-19 感染的保护因素,而哮喘则增加 COVID-19 住院的风险。在 AR 和/或哮喘患者中,长期药物治疗与 COVID-19 的感染、严重程度和死亡率均无显著关联。