Karen Jeffrey, Lana Woolford, Rishma Maini, Siddharth Basetti, Ashleigh Batchelor, David Weatherill, Chris White, Vicky Hammersley, Tristan Millington, Calum Macdonald, Jennifer K Quint, Robin Kerr, Steven Kerr, Syed Ahmar Shah, Igor Rudan, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Colin R Simpson, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Chris Robertson, Lewis Ritchie, Aziz Sheikh, Luke Daines
BACKGROUND: Long COVID is a debilitating multisystem condition. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of long COVID in the adult population of Scotland, and to identify risk factors associated with its development. METHODS: In this national, retrospective, observational cohort study, we analysed electronic health records (EHRs) for all adults (≥18 years) registered with a general medical practice and resident in Scotland between March 1, 2020, and October 26, 2022 (98-99% of the population)...
May 2024: EClinicalMedicine