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Risk factors of severe COVID-19 in people with multiple sclerosis : A systematic review and meta-analysis.


ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To gather, synthesize, and meta-analyze data regarding the risk factors associated with a severe course of COVID-19 among patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS).

Methods

MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and WoS were searched in May 2021. Briefly, the eligibility criteria included: 1) studies assessing COVID-19 severity among adult pwMS; 2) definitive diagnoses or high clinical suspicion of COVID-19; 3) a categorization of COVID-19 severity into at least two categories; 4) quantitative effect size and precision measurements; and 5) English language; and 6) clear effect size/precision measures. internal validity of studies was assessed using the NIH Quality Assessment Tools. A list of possible risk factors was created based on the search results and was later used in extraction, synthesis, and meta-analysis of the data.

Results

Thirteen studies were included in the syntheses. Outcome measures were either extracted from the papers, obtained from the primary researchers or calculated manually. The meta-analyses showed a significantly (P<0.05) increased odds of a severe COVID-19 in pwMS with all of the assessed risk factors, except smoking and most DMTs.

Conclusion

This study facilitates evidence-based risk/benefit assessments in practice. Older men with progressive MS on anti-CD20 therapies are more at risk of an unfortunate COVID-19 outcome.

SUBMITTER: Etemadifar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8566345 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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