An analysis of the statin use frequency in COVID-19 patients before
admission and its associations with disease severity and recovery rate
Abstract
Background: The most typical signs of Covid-19 (Corona), an acute
respiratory illness, include fever, coughing, exhaustion, shortness of
breath, sputum, and loss of smell. Due to their anti-inflammatory and
anti-thrombotic properties, statins have the potential to be useful in
treating Covid-19 patients’ endothelial dysfunction and uncontrolled
inflammation. This study’s goal was to determine the association between
statin use and the severity of the disease and rate of recovery in
COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: In this
cross-sectional descriptive study, 400 cases were randomly selected from
patients admitted with Covid-19. The following factors were measured
using the available information in these patient records. Furthermore,
for data analysis, independent samples t-test or Mann-Whitney U test was
used. Results: In this study, which was performed on 400 patients with
Covid-19, the mean age of patients was 62.81 ± 11.78 years. Of the
patients studied, 225 (56.2%) were male and 175 (43.8%) were 175
female. 365 (91.2%) patients had an underlying disease and 372 (93%)
patients were discharged from all studied patients. Out of 87 patients
who had a history of statin use, 3 (4.3%) died and out of 313 patients
who had no history of statin use, 25 (8%) died. Conclusion: In this
study, men were more likely than women to be exposed to the coronavirus.
The highest rates of statin use and coronary heart disease were likewise
found in people aged 50 to 75. In patients who had previously taken
statins, recovery times, hospital stays, ICU stays, and the frequency of
clinical and laboratory measures were all quicker and closer to normal.
Moreover, patients with a history of statin use had a lower mortality
rate and a higher likelihood of recovery than other patients.