Researchers from the United States showed that people with respiratory disorders during sleep above the risk of hospitalization and death at COVID-19. Dedicated to a new risk factor at a coronavirus infection. Article of specialists is published in Jama Network Open.
Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic analyzed the data on health more than 360 thousand patients, for 5.4 thousand of which had data on sleep nature. In 1935 from the last test on COVID-19 was positive. In addition, researchers took into account the existence of concomitant diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Analysis of scientists revealed that respiratory disorders in a dream – in particular, apnea – are associated with an increase of 31% of the risk of severe and death from COVID-19. At the same time, researchers note that the presence of respiratory disorders in a dream did not raise the risk of infection with coronavirus infection. “Our study helps to better understand the connection between sleep disorders and the risk of adverse outcomes of COVID-19. It indicates that inflammation biomarkers can mediate this relationship,” notes one of the authors of Rina Mehra.