Statistical Analysis of COVID-19 infections according to the gender and age in Najaf Province, Iraq

Al-Muhanna, Sddiq Ghani; Al-Kraety, Israa Abdul Ameer; Banoon, Shaima Rabeea

doi:10.21931/rb/2022.07.02.36

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“…This process requires S protein cleavage at the S1/S2 and the S2’ site for the S2 subunits to fuse the viral envelope [ 30 ]. The major age group (30–39 years) identified in this study is consistent with the study by Al-Muhanna et al [ 32 ] in Najaf Province, Iraq. This age group constitutes the most active youth and working age, increasing their exposure to SARS-CoV-2 viral aerosols through human contact.…”

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Effects of COVID-19 disease on PAI-1 antigen and haematological parameters during disease management: A prospective cross-sectional study in a regional Hospital in Ghana

Nkansah,

Owusu,

Appiah

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Background Individuals with COVID-19 experience thrombotic events probably due to the associated hypofibrinolysis resulting from the upregulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) antigen. This study evaluated plasma PAI-1 antigen levels and haematological parameters before treatment and after recovery from severe COVID-19 in Ghana. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at Sunyani Regional Hospital, and recruited 51 patients who had RT-PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2. Participants’ sociodemographic data and clinical characteristics were taken from the hospital records. Venous blood was taken before COVID-19 treatment commenced for FBC, PAI-1 and ferritin assays. FBC was assessed using an automated haematology analyzer, whilst plasma PAI-1 Ag and serum ferritin levels were assessed with sandwich ELISA. All the tests were repeated immediately after participants recovered from COVID-19. Results Of the 51 participants recruited into the study, 78.4% (40) had non-severe COVID-19 whiles 21.6% (11) experienced a severe form of the disease. Severe COVID-19 participants had significantly lower haemoglobin (g/dL): 8.1 (7.3–8.4) vs 11.8 (11.0–12.5), p<0.001; RBC x 1012/L: 2.9 (2.6–3.1) vs 3.4 (3.1–4.3), p = 0.001; HCT%: 24.8 ± 2.6 vs 35.3 ± 6.7, p<0.001 and platelet x 109/L: 86.4 (62.2–91.8) vs 165.5 (115.1–210.3), p<0.001, compared with the non-severe COVID-19 group. But WBC x 109/L: 11.6 (9.9–14.2) vs 5.4 (3.7–6.6), p<0.001 and ferritin (ng/mL): 473.1 (428.3–496.0) vs 336.2 (249.9–386.5), p<0.001, were relatively higher in the participants with severe COVID-19 than the non-severe COVID-19 counterparts. Also, the severely ill SARS-CoV-2-infected participants had relatively higher plasma PAI-1 Ag levels (ng/mL): 131.1 (128.7–131.9) vs 101.3 (92.0–116.8), p<0.001, than those with the non-severe form of the disease. Participants had lower haemoglobin (g/dL): 11.4 (8.8–12.3 vs 12.4 (11.5–13.6), p<0.001; RBC x 1012/L: 3.3 (2.9–4.0) vs 4.3 (3.4–4.6), p = 0.001; absolute granulocyte count x 109/L: 2.3 ± 1.0 vs 4.6 ± 1.8, p<0.001, and platelet x 109/L: 135.0 (107.0–193.0) vs 229.0 (166.0–270.0), p<0.001 values at admission before treatment commenced, compared to when they recovered from the disease. Additionally, the median PAI-1 Ag (ng/mL): 89.6 (74.9–100.8) vs 103.1 (93.2–128.7), p<0.001 and ferritin (ng/mL): 242.2 (197.1–302.1) vs 362.3 (273.1–399.9), p<0.001 levels were reduced after a successful recovery from COVID-19 compared to the values at admission. Conclusion Plasma PAI-1 Ag level was higher among severe COVID-19 participants. The COVID-19-associated inflammation could affect red blood cell parameters and platelets. Successful recovery from COVID-19, with reduced inflammatory response as observed in the decline of serum ferritin levels restores the haematological parameters. Plasma levels of PAI-1 should be assessed during the management of severe COVID-19 in Ghana. This will enhance the early detection of probable thrombotic events and prompts Physicians to provide interventions to prevent thrombotic complications associated with COVID-19.

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Effects of COVID-19 disease on PAI-1 antigen and haematological parameters during disease management: A prospective cross-sectional study in a regional Hospital in Ghana

Nkansah,

Owusu,

Appiah

et al. 2023

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“…The reason for this positive relationship is because the employees started to be self-efficacy and have a relationship with friends and colleagues working inside the University. The study 28,29,30 . confirmed a strong correlation between self-efficacy, social support, and activity-related effectiveness.…”

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Efficacy of Pender's Health Promotion-based Model on Intervention for Enhancing University of Mosul Hypertensive Employees' Eating Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abbas

Younis

2022

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Dietary habits are an essential lifestyle element contributing to hypertension development and can be changed if adequately controlled and educated. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which emphasizes consuming fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, is recommended to lower blood pressure and reduce sodium intake. The article aims to identify the Efficacy of Pender's Health Promotion-based Model on Intervention for Enhancing University of Mosul Hypertensive Employees' Eating Behaviors. A proper experimental design employing the randomized controlled trial approach is used to establish the efficiency of Pander's health promotion based on intervention for enhancing eating behaviors among University of Mosul hypertension personnel. The study was conducted at the University of Mosul from first December 2021 to the end of April 2022. The sample was selected from a homogeneous group of 220 employees. Random selection and random assignment are used to create the experimental and control group for every 25 employees. This study's results show statistically significant differences across all Pander Model principles connected to hypertension-associated eating behavior. On the other hand, the perceived barrier was the only belief that remained constant over time.The study indicated that the Pender model's health promotion demonstrates the relevance of hypertension prevention and has a favorable impact on employees' perceptions of perceived advantages, Self-efficacy, and perceived risks, social support and activity-related effect of unhealthy Hypertension advised employees to use their eating behavior through a healthy diet, physical activity and other healthy behaviors to hypertension control to prevent different health hazards, social support for activating "readiness" to break free from unhealthy habits and self-efficacy for self-assurance in blood pressure control. Keywords: Efficacy, Pender's Model, health promotion, Hypertensive Employees, Eating Behaviors

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“…Many statistical studies have been published as a result of the coronavirus's spread. The newly discovered coronavirus, Covid-19, was introduced by Al-Muhanna S. and associates [11]. The study's findings suggest that age and gender have a major impact on a person's susceptibility to infection.…”

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Using Regression Model to Study the Significant Differences in the Number of Covid-19 Infections

Murad,

Alkutubi,

Al Shamary

2024

Jour. Kufa Math. Comp.

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Multiple linear regression modeling was used to analyze Covid-19 data, which represents the number of infections in Iraq for the year 2019, in order to find occupational discrepancies between the dependent variable (age) and the independent factors under discussion. This was carried out in addition to the correlation value. Following statistical analysis, a significant correlation was discovered between the independent factors and the dependent variable, age. The age dependent variable and the research's independent variables are evidently different from one another in a substantial degree, as indicated by the analysis of variance table. This is in addition to comparing the number of infections between boys and females for each of the study's variables (blood pressure, oxygen rate, sugar rate, and D-Dimer), and we discovered that there are no appreciable variations in the quantity of infections between males and females based on the factorial experiment analysis.

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Statistical Analysis of COVID-19 infections according to the gender and age in Najaf Province, Iraq

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Effects of COVID-19 disease on PAI-1 antigen and haematological parameters during disease management: A prospective cross-sectional study in a regional Hospital in Ghana

Effects of COVID-19 disease on PAI-1 antigen and haematological parameters during disease management: A prospective cross-sectional study in a regional Hospital in Ghana

Efficacy of Pender's Health Promotion-based Model on Intervention for Enhancing University of Mosul Hypertensive Employees' Eating Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Using Regression Model to Study the Significant Differences in the Number of Covid-19 Infections

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