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Asia Pac J Public Health . Significance of Chronic Diseases and Smoking Behavior in the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Ho

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Asia Pac J Public Health


. 2021 Mar 23;10105395211002624.
doi: 10.1177/10105395211002624. Online ahead of print.
Significance of Chronic Diseases and Smoking Behavior in the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Indonesia


Emma Rachmawati[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ekorini Listiowati[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Deni Wahyudi Kurniawan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Izza Suraya[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdillah Ahsan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mochamad Iqbal Nurmansyah[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the main causes of high mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. This study aimed at determining the association between presence of chronic diseases and smoking behaviors with the development of ARDS among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Indonesia. This study was carried out in 15 Muhammadiyah-'Aisyiyah-affiliated COVID-19 referral hospitals in Indonesia. Four hundred ninety participants who tested positive for the COVID-19 were recruited in this study. Demographic data, history of chronic diseases, and the development of ARDS were retrieved from hospital patient records. Information about the smoking behavior was collected after respondents were discharged from the hospital. Presence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic heart disease, hypertension, and chronic liver diseases were significantly associated with the development of ARDS. In a similar regard, patients who currently smoked had a 5 times greater risk of developing ARDS compared with those who never smoked.

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; chronic diseases; developing countries; smoking behavior.
 
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