AUTHOR=Méndez Raúl , González-Jiménez Paula , Latorre Ana , Mengot Noé , Zalacain Rafael , Ruiz Luis A. , Serrano Leyre , España Pedro P. , Uranga Ane , Cillóniz Catia , Hervás David , Torres Antoni , Menéndez Rosario , NEUMONAC , RECOVID , Pablo España Pedro , Borderías Luis , Rajas Olga , Almirall Jordi , Zalacaín Rafael , Vendrell Montserrat , Bello Salvador , Mir Isabel , Morales Concepción , Molinos Luis , Ferrer Ricard , Briones MªLuisa , Malo Rosa , Sayago Reza Itxaso , Almonte Batista Wanda , Moreno Galarraga Laura , Sibila Vidal Oriol , Luis Rodríguez Hermosa Juan , Vargas Centanaro Gianna , de Vega Sánchez Blanca , Solís García Eduardo , Rodríguez Florez Ester , José María , Estaba Chourio , Molina Molina María , Bordas Jaume , Estela González Castro María , Badenes Bonet Diana , Domínguez Álvarez Marisol , Pérez-Rodas Eli N. , Marín Arguedas Alejandra , Román Bernal Berta , Estrada Trigueros Graciliano , Cuenca Peris Selene , Martín Royo Margarita , Torres García Miguel , Portillo Sánchez José , Lerenas Bernal Francisca , Salome Ros Braquehais María , Alfonso García Guerra José , Dolores Martínez Pitarch María , Arroyo Fernández Iván , Guevara Velázquez Virginia , Martínez Olondris Pilar , Francisco Pereyra Barrionuevo Marco , Lázaro Sierra Javier , Clavería Paloma , Luis Wangüemert Pérez Aurelio , Joel Ruiz Lacambra José , Fernández Ramos Noelia , Guanche Dorta Sara , Macias Paredes Abigail , de la Rosa Carrillo David , Palones Femenia Esther , Podzamczer Valls Inés , Peñacoba Toribio Patricia , Muñoz Zara Pilar , García García Rocío , del Mar Marrube Fernández María , Villar Aguilar Laura , de Jorge Domínguez Pazos, Santiago , Pereiro Brea Tara , Pando-Sandoval Ana , María García Clemente Marta , Alzueta Álvarez Amelia , García Coya Estela , de Freitas González Elizabeth , Pablo España Yandiola Pedro , Uranga Ane , Raboso Moreno Beatriz , Panadero Carolina , Abad Araceli , Cano Irene , Pérez Orbis Iria , Gotera Rivera Carolina , Ruiz Pérez Celia , Menéndez Villanueva Rosario , Méndez Raúl , Latorre Ana , González Paula , Ramírez Prieto Teresa , Ángel Salvador Maya Miguel , Valenzuela Claudia , Cifrián Martínez José M. , Marco Figueira Gonçalves Juan , Baeza Ruiz Adrián , Expósito Marrero Andrea , Gurbani Nikita , Malo de Molina Ruiz Rosa , Galdeano Lozano Marina , Villanueva Montes Manuel , Toledo Pons Nuria , Ramón Clar Luisa , Esperanza Barrios Alba , Cejudo Ramos Pilar , López Ramírez Cecilia , Gaboli Mirella , Almadana Pacheco Virginia , Eduard Barbé Illa Ferran , Clara Anna , Gutiérrez González Nuria , Cabrera César Eva TITLE=Is the long-term mortality similar in COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia? JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=10 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1236142 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2023.1236142 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=Introduction

There are no data on the association of type of pneumonia and long-term mortality by the type of pneumonia (COVID-19 or community-acquired pneumonia [CAP]) on long-term mortality after an adjustment for potential confounding variables. We aimed to assess the type of pneumonia and risk factors for long-term mortality in patients who were hospitalized in conventional ward and later discharged.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of two prospective and multicentre cohorts of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and CAP. The main outcome under study was 1-year mortality in hospitalized patients in conventional ward and later discharged. We adjusted a Bayesian logistic regression model to assess associations between the type of pneumonia and 1-year mortality controlling for confounders.

Results

The study included a total of 1,693 and 2,374 discharged patients in the COVID-19 and CAP cohorts, respectively. Of these, 1,525 (90.1%) and 2,249 (95%) patients underwent analysis. Until 1-year follow-up, 69 (4.5%) and 148 (6.6%) patients from the COVID-19 and CAP cohorts, respectively, died (p = 0.008). However, the Bayesian model showed a low probability of effect (PE) of finding relevant differences in long-term mortality between CAP and COVID-19 (odds ratio 1.127, 95% credibility interval 0.862–1.591; PE = 0.774).

Conclusion

COVID-19 and CAP have similar long-term mortality after adjusting for potential confounders.