Resumen de Secuelas de salud a medio plazo en brasileños recuperados de COVID-19 según gravedad
Alba Camacho Cardenosa, Francisco Javier Brazo Sayavera, Marta Camacho Cardeñosa, Gabriel Peinado Costa, Ester Wiggers, Elisangela Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, Pedro Vieira Da Silva Neto, João Pedro Rodrigues Campos Renon, Carlos Arterio Sorgi, Átila Alexandre Trapé
The aims were to identify the symptoms and comorbidities predictive for severe illness and analyse the mild-term health sequelae in Brazilian recovered from COVID-19. Eighty-four participants were divided into mild (n = 16), moderate (n = 51), severe (n = 9) or critical (n = 8) gravity. A standardized assessment included: anamnesis to identify the symptoms and comorbidities; and cardiorespiratory system, body composition, haematological and immunological indicators, and physical fitness to analyze the mild-term health sequelae. Participants with higher gravity presented fever, fatigue and dyspnoea. Diabetes (p = 0.003), hypertension (p < 0.001) and metabolic syndrome (p = 0.010) were the comorbidities significantly associated for severe or critical illness. People with critical gravity reported a significant higher waist/hip ratio and level of visceral fat compared with mild and moderate severity. Severe and critical participants reported worst results in agility and balance test compared with mild (p = 0.015; p = < 0.001, respectively) and moderate (p = 0.014; p = < 0.001, respectively) gravity. Fever, fatigue and dyspnoea; and diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome were the symptoms and comorbidities associated with higher gravity. Mild-term, altered values of body composition, physical functioning, enhanced glucose, reticulocytes, and lymphocytes levels were reported.
