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Prevalence and control of hypertension in COVID-19 positive cases
Mohamed O Elamin1, Sufian Khalid2, Amjed A Ali2
1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Alziziah Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Insights
Hypertension is common in COVID-19 patients, with many new cases discovered during the study. This suggests a potential link between COVID-19 infection and the onset of high blood pressure.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
Background:
- COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents complications like hypertension.
- Hypertension significantly elevates risks for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal diseases.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of hypertension among COVID-19 patients.
- To assess the control and characteristics of hypertension in this patient group.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted at Atbara Teaching Hospital in 2021.
- Data collection involved patient interviews using a closed-ended questionnaire.
- Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 21.
Main Results:
- Prevalence of hypertension in COVID-19 patients: mild (45%), moderate (17.7%), severe (10%).
- Newly discovered hypertension cases accounted for 25.7% of patients.
- Comorbidities included diabetes mellitus in 26.7% of cases; 70.7% recovered fully.
Conclusions:
- A significant proportion of COVID-19 patients exhibit hypertension, including newly diagnosed cases.
- The co-occurrence of hypertension, diabetes, and COVID-19 suggests a potential causal relationship.
- COVID-19 may contribute to the development of hypertension.
Background:
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered SARS-CoV-2 virus. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 experience several complications including hypertension or elevated blood pressure which is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, and kidney diseases.
Objectives:
To assess the prevalence and control of hypertension in COVID-19 patients.
Methods:
Cross-sectional descriptive hospital-based study conducted in an isolation center at Atbara Teaching Hospital in 2021. The data were collected by interviewing patients through a close-ended questionnaire and analyzed using a statistical computerized program (SPSS version 21).
Results:
The main results of the study revealed that the prevalence of blood pressure amongst patients diagnosed with COVID-19 was mild 45%, moderate 17.7%, and severe 10%; of the cases, 25.7% were newly discovered hypertension cases, of the cases 26.7% were diabetic patients; and 70.7% of the study group full recovered form COVID-19 at discharge.
Conclusion:
The study concluded that most of the study group had hypertension with COVID-19, some of them were newly discovered cases of hypertension and also had diabetes mellitus which indicates that COVID-19 may cause the onset of hypertension.
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