Comparative analysis of the outcomes of COVID-19 between patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants: a retrospective cohort study
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Abstract
Background
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has replaced the previously dominant Delta variant because of high transmissibility. It is responsible for the current increase in the COVID-19 infectivity rate worldwide. However, studies on the impact of the Omicron variant on the severity of COVID-19 are still limited in developing countries. Here, we compared the outcomes of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants and associated with prognostic factors, including age, sex, comorbidities, and smoking.
Methods
We involved 352 patients, 139 with the Omicron variant and 213 with the Delta variant. The whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 were conducted using the Illumina MiSeq next-generation sequencer.
Results
Ct value and mean age of COVID-19 patients were not significantly different between both groups (Delta: 20.35 ± 4.07 vs . Omicron: 20.62 ± 3.75; p =0.540; and Delta: 36.52 ± 21.24 vs . Omicron: 39.10 ± 21.24; p =0.266, respectively). Patients infected with Omicron and Delta variants showed similar hospitalization ( p =0.433) and mortality rates ( p =0.565). Multivariate analysis showed that older age (≥65 years) had higher risk for hospitalization (OR=3.67 [95% CI=1.22-10.94]; p =0.019) and fatalities (OR=3.93 [95% CI=1.35-11.42]; p =0.012). In addition, patients with cardiovascular disease had higher risk for hospitalization (OR=5.27 [95% CI=1.07-25.97]; p =0.041), whereas patients with diabetes revealed higher risk for fatalities (OR=9.39 [95% CI=3.30-26.72]; p =<0.001).
Conclusions
Our study shows that patients infected with Omicron and Delta variants reveal similar clinical outcomes, including hospitalization and mortality. In addition, our findings further confirm that older age, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are strong prognostic factors for the outcomes of COVID-19 patients.
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Table 1: Rigor
Ethics IRB: The Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, approved our study ( Sex as a biological variable Subjects: We used data from 352 patients with COVID-19 from Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, Indonesia, from May 2021 to February 2022, consisting of 164 males and 188 females. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources dan Pengendalian Penyakit Yogyakarta for whole-genome sequencing using MiSeq Illumina Platform. MiSeqsuggested: (A5-miseq, RRID:SCR_012148)We conducted whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2 for … SciScore for 10.1101/2022.04.30.22274532: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Ethics IRB: The Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, approved our study ( Sex as a biological variable Subjects: We used data from 352 patients with COVID-19 from Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, Indonesia, from May 2021 to February 2022, consisting of 164 males and 188 females. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources dan Pengendalian Penyakit Yogyakarta for whole-genome sequencing using MiSeq Illumina Platform. MiSeqsuggested: (A5-miseq, RRID:SCR_012148)We conducted whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2 for all samples with PCR’s Ct value of less than 30. WGSsuggested: NoneThe genomes of our samples were assembled and mapped into the reference genome from Wuhan, China (hCoV-19/Wuhan/Hu-1/2019, GenBank accession number: NC_045512.2) using Burrow-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) algorithm embedded in UGENE v. BWAsuggested: (BWA, RRID:SCR_010910)Firstly, a multiple nucleotide sequence alignment was performed using the MAFFT program version 7 (https://mafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/server/). MAFFTsuggested: (MAFFT, RRID:SCR_011811)0 (MEGA X) [25] for phylogenetic reconstruction, and followed by tree visualization in FigTree (http://tree.bio.ed.ac.uk/software/FigTree/) to using a Newick tree output from MEGA X. FigTreesuggested: (FigTree, RRID:SCR_008515)MEGAsuggested: (Mega BLAST, RRID:SCR_011920)We conducted all statistical analyses by the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 (Chicago, USA). Statistical Package for the Social Sciencessuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Several limitations are noted in our study including design of retrospective study, incomplete data on vaccination and previous infection of COVID-19, data were based on hospital admission, but no data from ICU admission unit and the use of mechanical ventilation, no follow-up data for patients after discharge from hospital, and incomparable sample size between Delta and Omicron variants.
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