OR30-06 Hospitalisation, Intensive Care And Death Due To COVID-19 In Swedish Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency

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Abstract Disclosure: R. Bergthorsdottir: None. D. Esposito: None. G. Johannsson: None. O. Ragnarsson: None. P. Dahlqvist: None. S. Bensing: None. J. Nåtman: None. F. Nyberg: None. Background: Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) have increased risk for morbidity and mortality related to infectious disorders. Whether patients with AI have an increased risk for infection with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), need of hospitalisation, intensive care or death in COVID-19 disease is still unknown. Methods: Swedish national register-based cohort study. Patients with primary and secondary AI were identified in linked Swedish national healthcare registers and followed from 2020-01-01 until 2021-02-28, and were compared to controls from the general population, matched 10:1 for age and sex. The following COVID-19 outcomes were studied: hospitalisation, intensive care and death. Findings: We identified 5430 patients with AI, and 54300 controls; 47.6% females, with a mean (±SD) age of 57.1 (±18.1) years. The prevalence of positive COVID-19 testing and diagnosis were similar in patients with AI and controls. The rate of hospitalisation (2.1% vs 0.8%), intensive care (0.3% vs 0.1%) and death (0.8% vs 0.2%) for COVID-19 were higher in AI patients than controls, respectively. After adjustment for socioeconomic factors and comorbidities, the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for hospitalisation was 1.96 (1.59-2.43), for intensive care admission it was 2.76 (1.49-5.09) and for death 2.29 (1.60-3.28). Interpretation: Patients with AI have an increased risk for severe and fatal COVID-19 infection and should therefore be prioritised for vaccination, early antiviral and supportive treatment to prevent hospitalisation and death. Presentation: Sunday, June 18, 2023