Meijun Meng, Rui Wei, Yanjun Wu, Ruijie Zeng, Dongling Luo, Yuying Ma, Lijun Zhang, Wentao Huang, Hanshi Zeng, Felix W Leung, Xinqi Qiu, Weihong Sha, Hao Chen
BACKGROUND: In the post-pandemic era, growing apprehension exists regarding the potential sequelae of COVID-19. However, the risks of respiratory diseases following SARS-CoV-2 infection have not been comprehensively understood. This study aimed to investigate whether COVID-19 increases the long-term risk of respiratory illness in patients with COVID-19. METHODS: In this longitudinal, population-based cohort study, we built three distinct cohorts age 37-73 years using the UK Biobank database; a COVID-19 group diagnosed in medical records between January 30th, 2020 and October 30th, 2022, and two control groups, a contemporary control group and a historical control group, with cutoff dates of October 30th, 2022 and October 30th, 2019, respectively...
March 2024: EClinicalMedicine