Proportion of COVID-19 survivors in 2020-2022 in the Russian population (according to the ESSE-RF3 study)

• Published in: Kardiovaskuli͡a︡rnai͡a︡ terapii͡a︡ i profilaktika Vol. 22; no. 8S; p. 3852
• Main Authors: Muromtseva, G. A., Shalnova, S. A., Kutsenko, V. A., Filichkina, E. M., Balanova, Yu. A., Evstifeeva, S. E., Imaeva, A. E., Kapustina, A. V., Karamnova, N. S., Kotova, M. B., Maksimov, S. A., Shvabskaya, O. B., Ivlev, O. E., Zelenina, A. A., Gomanova, L. I., Yarovaya, E. B., Kontsevaya, A. V., Repkina, T. V., Gonoshilova, T. O., Kudryavtsev, A. V., Belova, N. I., Shagrov, L. L., Samotrueva, M. A., Yasenyavskaya, A. L., Chernysheva, Z. N., Glukhovskaya, S. V., Levina, I. A., Shirshova, E. A., Dorzhieva, E. B., Urbanova, E. Z., Borovkova, N. Yu, Kurashin, V. K., Tokareva, A. S., Ragino, Yu. I., Simonova, G. I., Khudyakova, A. D., Nikulin, V. N., Aslyamov, O. R., Khokhlova, G. V., Solovyova, A. V., Rodionov, A. A., Kryachkova, O. V., Shamurova, Yu. Yu, Tantsyreva, I. V., Baryshnikova, I. N., Ataev, M. G., Radzhabov, M. O., Isakhanova, M. M., Umetov, M. A., Elgarova, L. V., Khakuasheva, I. A., Yamashkina, E. I., Esina, M. V., Kunyaeva, T. A., Nikitina, A. M., Savvina, N. V., Spiridonova, Yu. E., Naumova, E. A., Keskinov, A. A., Yudin, V. S., Yudin, S. M., Kashtanova, D. A., Gusakova, M. S., Drapkina, O. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 29.12.2023
• Subjects: coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19 pandemic; esse-rf3 study; socio-demographic factors
• ISSN: 1728-8800; 2619-0125
• DOI: 10.15829/1728-8800-2023-3852

Aim. To study the proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors and hospitalization cases of the Russian population for the period 2020-2022, depending on socio-demographic characteristics. Material and methods. The work was performed on random samples of the population aged 35-74 years from 15 regions participating in the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and their Risk Factors in Regions of Russian Federation-3 (ESSE-RF3) study. The examination was carried out from February 2020 to March-April 2022 (n=28718, 47% men). Results. According to a survey of sample participants, the proportion of respondents who had COVID-19 by the spring of 2022 among all surveyed was 26,0%. Among 45-54-year-old respondents, this parameter was maximum (28,0%), while among those aged 65-74-year-old — minimal (22,3%). The following categories of people were more likely to have COVID-19: women (27,9 vs 23,9% of men, p<0,001), persons with higher education (30 vs 22,6% persons without higher education, p<0,001), persons with high income (30,0 vs 24,3% low-income, p=0,002), persons with family (26,6 vs 24,8% single, p<0,001), employed persons (28,4 vs 21,7% non-employed, p<0,001), as well as those living in urban areas (26,5 vs 24,5% country people, p=0,003). But those less likely to have COVID-19 (men, people without higher education, low-income, single, unemployed or rural residents) had more severe disease course. The following categories of people had higher hospitalization rates: men (26,0 vs 20,9% women, p<0,001), patients without higher education (27,1 vs 19,6% those with higher education, p<0,001), non-employed (34,3 vs 18,4% workers), p<0,001) and rural residents (27,2 vs 22,0% of city residents, p<0,001). Hospitalization rate was not associated with the level of income and marital status. However, low-income and single people were more likely to require mechanical ventilation. Conclusion. The results obtained by survey reflect the following population data: the proportion of patients after COVID-19, hospitalization rate and the development of severe acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation among Russians for the period 2020-2022. This can complement the population data demonstrated by state statistics. Special attention from the healthcare system, both during treatment and prevention of COVID-19, requires males, people aged ≥65 years, low-income people, single people (widowers, divorced), unemployed people (pensioners, disabled people, nonemployed), rural residents and people without higher education.