The Relationship Between Hypertension and Incidence of Severe COVID-19 at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital in 2021

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious desease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2). The severity of COVID-19 is influenced by the immune system, age, and various comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Hypertension is the most common comorbidity observed in COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between hypertension and the incidence of severe COVID-19 cases at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital in 2021. This study is a quantitative observational analytic research with a cross-sectional design and retrospective study. The data werw collected through the use  of secondary sources derived from medical records at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital. The research activities took place from November to December 2022 at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital. The study included a total of 267 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital. This study reports the analysis of the relationship between hypertension and the incidence of severe COVID-19 cases. From 267 COVID-19 patients, 196 (73,4%) were aged >=50 years with an average age of 58 years, 158 (59,2%) patients were male, and 135 (50,6%) had non-severe COVID-19. There was no association between hypertension and severe COVID-19 in patients at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Yogyakarta in 2021 with a p-value of 0,746. There is no relationship between hypertension and the severity of COVID-19 cases at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital in 2021.