Publications by authors named "Ana Karem S Pruneda"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to analyze the impact of critical COVID-19 on patients with pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD) compared to those without lung disease.
- Out of 123 participants, the study found that patients with ILD had a higher mortality rate during hospitalization (63%) compared to controls (33%).
- Factors such as higher body mass index (BMI) and fewer days of hospitalization were observed in patients with ILD who did not survive, indicating more severe health complications.
Background: Around 8-10% of individuals over 50 years of age present interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs), but their risk factors are uncertain.
Methods: From 817 individuals recruited in our lung ageing programme at the Mexican National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, 80 (9.7%) showed ILAs and were compared with 564 individuals of the same cohort with normal high-resolution computed tomography to evaluate demographic and functional differences, and with 80 individuals randomly selected from the same cohort for biomarkers.