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. 2021 Oct 1;24(10):733-740.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.108.

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

Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani  1 , Alireza Amanollahi  2 , Alireza Zali  3 , Farid Najafi  1 , Manoochehr Karami  2   4 , Ghobad Moradi  5 , Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani  6   7 , Ali Ahmadi  6   7 , Majid Sartipi  8 , Masoud Shojaeian  9 , Elham Noori  10 , Masoumeh Javaheri  9 , Ayad Bahadorimonfared  11 , Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari  12
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Description of Epidemiological Features, Symptoms and Mortality of the Patients with COVID-19 in Some Provinces of Iran

Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani et al. Arch Iran Med. .
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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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Epidemics; Iran; Mortality; Symptom.

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