Lee, B, Lewis, G orcid.org/0000-0002-5282-2941, Agyei-Manu, E et al. (7 more authors) (2022) Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults and children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review, 31 (166). 220066. ISSN 0905-9180
Abstract
Background: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in the United Kingdom requested an evidence synthesis to investigate the relationship between asthma and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes.
Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarise evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in people with uncontrolled asthma or markers of asthma severity.
Methods: High-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or oral corticosteroids (OCS) were used as markers of asthma severity, following international or national asthma guidelines. Risk of bias was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute tools. Adjusted point estimates were extracted for random-effects meta-analyses and subgroup analyses.
Results: After screening, 12 studies (11 in adults and one in children) met the eligibility criteria. Adults using high-dose ICS or OCS had a pooled adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 1.33 (95% CI 1.06–1.67, I2=0%) for hospitalisation and an aHR of 1.22 (95% CI 0.90–1.65, I2=70%) for mortality for COVID-19. We found insufficient evidence for associations between markers on COVID-19 mortality in the subgroup analyses.
Conclusions: Adults with severe asthma are at increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to nonusers. Our analysis highlighted the dearth of studies in children with asthma investigating serious COVID-19 outcomes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright ©The authors 2022 This version is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0. For commercial reproduction rights and permissions contact permissions@ersnet.org |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2022 17:07 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2023 15:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | European Respiratory Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1183/16000617.0066-2022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192964 |
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