April 21, 2021

COVID-19 Associated Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes among US Women Veterans

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• Mortality risk among women veterans who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was 4 times that of women veterans who tested negative (HR = 3.8) but women who tested positive had lower risk of cardiovascular events (OR = 0.8) and developing new heart disease conditions within 60 days (OR = 0.7), according to a retrospective analysis of national VA registry data collected between February and August 2020. Older age, BMI > 30, and prior cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) conditions were associated with increased 60-day mortality. There was no significant difference in mortality, cardiovascular events, or onset of heart disease by race/ethnicity, despite a higher infection rate among women veterans from minority racial/ethnic groups. 

Tsai et al. (Dec 19, 2021). COVID-19 Associated Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes among US Women Veterans. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88111-z