Цель. Оценить частоту и степень выраженности новых стойких симптомов у соматически здоровых молодых женщин после перенесенного COVID-19 и у не заболевших в период пандемии. Материалы и методы. Основная группа – пациентки, переболевшие в июле–октябре 2021 г. COVID-19, подтвержденным методом полимеразной цепной реакции (n=181); группа сравнения – женщины, не заболевшие в этот период (n=71). Критерии включения: женский пол, возраст 18–35 лет, отсутствие беременности, избытка массы тела/ожирения, сахарного диабета, хронической артериальной гипертензии и других соматических и/или хронических инфекционных заболеваний, предменструального синдрома. Постковидный синдром (ПКС) выявляли на основании симптомов, отсутствовавших до COVID-19, появившихся >4 нед от начала заболевания и длившихся не менее 2 мес, которые не могли объясняться альтернативными диагнозами. Для формирования статистической базы данных использовали первичную медицинскую документацию и интервьюирование пациенток по специальной анкете. Выраженность симптомов оценивали по 10-балльной шкале. Результаты. Новые стойкие симптомы в период пандемии у молодых исходно соматически здоровых женщин, переболевших COVID-19 и у незаболевших,
зарегистрированы с одинаковой частотой: 96,1 и 93,0% соответственно (отношение шансов – OШ 1,88, 95% доверительный интервал – ДИ 0,58–6,14; pχ2=0,327). Только в группе пациенток с COVID-19 отмечены кашель (43,6%), одышка (26,5%), боли в груди (18,2%), потеря массы тела (18,8%), выпадение волос (60,8%); в группе сравнения – 0,0%; pχ2<0,001. У пациенток с ПКС чаще возникали ухудшение памяти – 49,2% vs 12,7% (ОШ 6,66, 95% ДИ 3,13–14,21; pχ2<0,001); головная боль – 43,1% vs 11,3% (ОШ 5,96, 95% ДИ 2,7–13,17; pχ2<0,001); депрессия – 19,9% vs 8,5% (ОШ 2,69, 95% ДИ 1,08–6,7; pχ2=0,029); миалгия – 31,5% vs 8,5% (ОШ 4,98, 95% ДИ 2,04–12,17; pχ2<0,001). У женщин сравниваемых групп с одинаковой частотой выявлены усталость/быстрая утомляемость (69,0% vs 71,8%; pχ2=0,66), сонливость (54,9% vs 43,6%; pχ2=0,11), сердцебиение (19,7% vs 29,8%; pχ2=0,1), изменение характера менструального цикла (22,5% vs 21,0%; pχ2=0,865), кожные проявления (2,8% vs 6,6%; pχ2=0,24). У перенесших COVID-19 отмечена более выраженная степень ухудшения памяти (4,0 vs 1,0 балла; p<0,001), головной боли (5,0 vs 3,0 балла; p=0,001); миалгии (5,0 vs 1,0 балла; p<0,001), и менее интенсивной оказалась бессонница (3,0 vs 5,0 балла; p=0,004). Заключение. Симптомы ПКС широко распространены у исходно соматически здоровых женщин раннего репродуктивного возраста. Развитие аналогичных сходных по частоте встречаемости симптомов у не заболевших COVID-19 женщин может быть связано с посттравматическим стрессово-тревожным расстройством. Необходимы дальнейшие междисциплинарные исследования для выявления патофизиологических механизмов развития новых стойких симптомов, возникших у различных возрастных и социальных групп населения в пандемию COVID-19.
Ключевые слова: COVID-19, постковидный синдром, стресс-связанные расстройства, женщины раннего репродуктивного возраста
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Aim. To assess the incidence and severity of new persistent symptoms in somatically healthy young women with and without a history of COVID-19. Materials and methods. The main study group included patients who had PCR-confirmed COVID-19 in July–October 2021 (n=181); the comparison group included women without COVID-19 during this period (n=71). Inclusion criteria: female sex, age 18–35 years, no pregnancy, overweight/obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension, premenstrual syndrome, and other somatic and/or chronic infectious diseases. Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) was diagnosed based on symptoms absent before COVID-19, appeared >4 weeks from the disease onset, and lasted at least 2 months, which could not be explained by alternative diagnoses. We used primary medical records and interviewed patients using a special questionnaire to develop a statistical database. The severity of symptoms was assessed using a 10-point scale. Results. New persistent symptoms during the pandemic in young, initially somatically healthy women with and without COVID-19 were reported with similar frequency: 96.1 and 93.0%, respectively (odds ratio – OR 1.88, 95% confidence interval – CI 0.58–6.14; pχ2=0.327). Only patients with COVID-19 reported cough (43.6%), shortness of breath (26.5%), chest pain (18.2%), weight loss (18.8%), hair loss (60.8%); in the comparison group, these symptoms were not reported; pχ2<0.001. Patients with PCS were more likely to experience memory impairment – 49.2% vs 12.7% (OR 6.66, 95% CI 3.13–14.21; pχ2<0.001); headache – 43.1% vs 11.3% (OR 5.96, 95% CI 2.7–13.17; pχ2<0.001); depression – 19.9% vs 8.5% (OR 2.69, 95% CI 1.08–6.7; pχ2=0.029); myalgia – 31.5% vs 8.5% (OR 4.98, 95% CI 2.04–12.17; pχ2<0.001). Patients of both groups showed similar frequency of fatigue (69.0% vs 71.8%; pχ2=0.66), drowsiness (54.9% vs 43.6%; pχ2=0.11), palpitations (19.7% vs 29.8%; pχ2=0.1), menstrual cycle changes (22.5% vs 21.0%; pχ2=0.865), and skin manifestations (2.8% vs 6.6%; pχ2=0.24). COVID-19 survivors had a more pronounced memory impairment (4.0 vs 1.0 points; p<0.001), headache (5.0 vs 3.0 points; p=0.001), myalgia (5.0 vs 1.0 points; p<0.001) and less severe insomnia (3.0 vs 5.0 points; p=0.004). Conclusion. The PCS symptoms are common in initially somatically healthy women of early reproductive age. Similar symptoms in women with no history of COVID-19 may be due to post-traumatic stress anxiety disorder. Further interdisciplinary research is needed to identify the pathophysiological mechanisms for the occurrence of new persistent symptoms in different age and social groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19, post-COVID syndrome, stress-related disorders, women of early reproductive age
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1. WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. Available at: https://covid19.who.int/ Accessed: 29.04.2023.
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Tatiana E. Belokrinitskaya*, Nataly I. Frolova, Viktor A. Mudrov, Kristina A. Kargina, Evgeniya A. Shametova, Chimita Ts. Zhamyanova, Shakhnozakhon R. Osmonova