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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Liu, Min
• Liang, Wan-Nian
• Chen, Qi
• Xie, Xue-Qin
• Wu, Jiang
• He, Xiong
• Liu, Ze-Jun

Titel

Risk Factors for SARS-Related Deaths in 2003, Beijing

Ist Teil von

• Biomedical and environmental sciences, 2006-10, Vol.19 (5), p.336-339

Ort / Verlag

China: School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China%Capital University of Medical Sciences & Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, Beijing 100054, China%Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100054, China%Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective To study the potential risk factors for severe acute respiratory syndromes （SARS）-related deaths in Beijing. Methods Epidemiological data were collected among the confirmed SARS patients officially reported by Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention （BCDC）, and information was also supplemented by a follow-up case survey, Chi-square test and multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis were performed. Results Old age （over 60 years） was found to be significantly associated with SARS-related deaths in the univariate analysis. Also, history of contacting SARS patients within 2 weeks prior to the onset of illness, health occupation, and inferior hospital ranking as well as longer interval of clinic consulting （longer than 1 day） were the risk factors for SARS-related deaths. Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis found four risk factors for SARS-related deaths. Conclusion Old age （over 60 years） is the major risk factor for SARS-related deaths. Moreover, hospital health workers, the designated hospitals for SARS clinical services and the interval of consulting doctors （less than 1 day） are protective factors for surviving from SARS.