Low high-density lipoprotein level is correlated with the severity of COVID-19 patients
The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with different levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) and analyze the correlation between HDL levels and prognosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
In the clinical retrospective analysis, a total of 228 adult COVID-19 patients admitted to Public Health Treatment Center of Changsha, China from January 17 to March 14, 2020 were enrolled. Median with interquartile range and Mann-Whitney test were used to depict and analyze the clinical characteristics of patients. The Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve and cox regression were adopted to analyze the association between HDLs and severe events of COVID-19 patients.
Median levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in adult COVID-19 patients were below normal range. Compared with patients with high HDL-C, patients with low HDL-C showed higher proportion of male (69.6% vs 45.6%, P = 0.004), higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (median, 27.83 vs 12.56 mg/L, P = 0.000) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (median, 21.49 vs 18.81 U/L, P = 0.044), as well as higher proportion of severe events (37.0% vs 14.8%, P = 0.001). Moreover, they presented a higher risk of developing severe events compared with those with high HDL-C (Log Rank P < 0.001, Fig. 1). After adjusting for age, gender and underlying diseases, patients with low HDL-C still had elevated possibility of developing to severe cases than those with high HDL-C (HR 2.852, 95% CI 1.505–5.407, P = 0.001).
HDL-C level decreased in COVID-19 adult patients, and low HDL-C in COVID-19 patients was correlated with a higher risk of developing severe events.
Figure 1
Posted 12 Jun, 2020
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Low high-density lipoprotein level is correlated with the severity of COVID-19 patients
Posted 12 Jun, 2020
On 07 Sep, 2020
On 11 Jun, 2020
On 11 Jun, 2020
On 10 Jun, 2020
On 10 Jun, 2020
The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with different levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) and analyze the correlation between HDL levels and prognosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
In the clinical retrospective analysis, a total of 228 adult COVID-19 patients admitted to Public Health Treatment Center of Changsha, China from January 17 to March 14, 2020 were enrolled. Median with interquartile range and Mann-Whitney test were used to depict and analyze the clinical characteristics of patients. The Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve and cox regression were adopted to analyze the association between HDLs and severe events of COVID-19 patients.
Median levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in adult COVID-19 patients were below normal range. Compared with patients with high HDL-C, patients with low HDL-C showed higher proportion of male (69.6% vs 45.6%, P = 0.004), higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (median, 27.83 vs 12.56 mg/L, P = 0.000) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (median, 21.49 vs 18.81 U/L, P = 0.044), as well as higher proportion of severe events (37.0% vs 14.8%, P = 0.001). Moreover, they presented a higher risk of developing severe events compared with those with high HDL-C (Log Rank P < 0.001, Fig. 1). After adjusting for age, gender and underlying diseases, patients with low HDL-C still had elevated possibility of developing to severe cases than those with high HDL-C (HR 2.852, 95% CI 1.505–5.407, P = 0.001).
HDL-C level decreased in COVID-19 adult patients, and low HDL-C in COVID-19 patients was correlated with a higher risk of developing severe events.
Figure 1