Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.
Colorado Permanente Medical Group, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2024 Jun 6;19(6):e0304262. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304262. eCollection 2024.
The association between SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (long COVID) remains uncertain. The objective of this population-based cohort study was to assess the association between SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and symptoms consistent with long COVID. English and Spanish-speaking members ≥ 18 years old with SARS-CoV-2 serologic testing conducted prior to August 2021 were recruited from Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Colorado. Between November 2021 and April 2022, participants completed a survey assessing symptoms, physical health, mental health, and cognitive function consistent with long COVID. Survey results were linked to SARS-CoV-2 antibody (Ab) and viral (RNA) lab results in electronic health records. Weighted descriptive analyses were generated for five mutually exclusive patient groups: (1) +Ab/+RNA; (2) +Ab/- or missing RNA; (3) -Ab/+RNA; (4a) -Ab/-RNA reporting no prior infection; and (4b) -Ab/-RNA reporting prior infection. The proportions reporting symptoms between the +Ab/+RNA and -Ab/+RNA groups were compared, adjusted for covariates. Among 3,946 participants, the mean age was 52.1 years old (SD 15.6), 68.3% were female, 28.4% were Hispanic, and the serologic testing occurred a median of 15 months prior (IQR = 12-18). Three quarters (74.5%) reported having had COVID-19. Among people with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, there was no association between antibody positivity (+Ab/+RNA vs. -Ab/+RNA) and any symptoms, physical health, mental health, or cognitive function. As expected, physical health, cognitive function, and fatigue were worse, and palpitations and headaches limiting the ability to work were more prevalent among people with laboratory-confirmed prior infection and positive serology (+Ab/+RNA) compared to those without reported or confirmed prior infection and negative serology (-Ab/-RNA/no reported COVID-19). Among people with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 serology from practice settings were not associated with long COVID symptoms and health status suggesting limited utility of serology testing for long COVID.
SARS-CoV-2 体液免疫与 COVID-19 后后遗症(长新冠)之间的关系尚不确定。本基于人群的队列研究的目的是评估 SARS-CoV-2 血清阳性与符合长新冠的症状之间的关系。从 Kaiser Permanente Southern California 和 Kaiser Permanente Colorado 招募了年龄≥18 岁、在 2021 年 8 月之前进行过 SARS-CoV-2 血清学检测且讲英语和西班牙语的成员。在 2021 年 11 月至 2022 年 4 月期间,参与者完成了一项调查,评估了与长新冠一致的症状、身体健康、心理健康和认知功能。调查结果与电子健康记录中的 SARS-CoV-2 抗体(Ab)和病毒(RNA)实验室结果相关联。为五个相互排斥的患者组生成了加权描述性分析:(1)+Ab/+RNA;(2)+Ab/-或 RNA 缺失;(3)-Ab/+RNA;(4a)-Ab/-RNA 报告无既往感染;(4b)-Ab/-RNA 报告既往感染。比较了+Ab/+RNA 和 -Ab/+RNA 组之间报告症状的比例,并对协变量进行了调整。在 3946 名参与者中,平均年龄为 52.1 岁(标准差 15.6),68.3%为女性,28.4%为西班牙裔,血清学检测中位数发生在 15 个月前(IQR=12-18)。四分之三(74.5%)报告曾感染过 COVID-19。在实验室确诊的 COVID-19 患者中,抗体阳性(+Ab/+RNA 与 -Ab/+RNA)与任何症状、身体健康、心理健康或认知功能均无关联。正如预期的那样,身体健康、认知功能和疲劳状况更差,且心悸和头痛导致工作能力受限的情况在实验室确诊既往感染和阳性血清学(+Ab/+RNA)的人群中更为普遍,与未报告或确诊既往感染且血清学阴性(-Ab/-RNA/无报告 COVID-19)的人群相比。在实验室确诊的 COVID-19 患者中,来自实践环境的 SARS-CoV-2 血清学检测与长新冠症状和健康状况无关,表明血清学检测对长新冠的效用有限。