Thread by @ahandvanish

Big #LongCovid paper out with a lot of new insights (n=78k)!

-76% of LC patients were not hospitalized (!!)
-82% of female patients non-hospitalized vs 68% males
-36-50 year olds were the highest risk age group
-59.8% of patients female; 46.2% male

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-31% had no pre-existing condition

-Heartbeat irregularities were more common in age 13-22 (possibly dysautonomia)

-Myopathies (diseases that affect the muscles that control voluntary movement) were 11.1x more common in #LongCovid compared to the same population pre-COVID!

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On average, patients with #LongCovid had higher
HHS-HCC risk scores after COVID-19 than before.

HHS-HCC risk scores identify which patients are likely to consume more healthcare resources & incur more healthcare-related costs in the long run.

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Of everyone diagnosed with a #LongCovid code, the most common age range was 36-50.

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As other studies have found, there is a gender difference, but it heavily depends on age group! For children under 12 and adults over 50, the chance of getting #LongCovid is almost equal between male and female patients.

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Obstructive sleep apnea was the most common sleeping diagnosis, which seems weird to me. Wonder if any of these are actually central apnea?

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A few diagnoses were highlighted as uncommon but potentially serious, with a large difference between pre- & post-COVID.

These included myopathies (11.1x more common), diseases affecting the interstitium (4.8x more), pulmonary embolism (2.6x), other brain disorders (2x).

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Breakdown of "other disorders of the brain", which seems to be ME/CFS-type manifestations, metabolic encephalopathy, and encephalopathy.

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