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Associations assessed included demographic factors, comorbidities, lab markers, and patient clinical complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort of 13,940 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (7836 adults and 6104 children) from the Optum\u00ae COVID-19 Electronic Health Record dataset was analyzed (1 June 2020\u201330 June 2021). PASC was defined as symptoms lasting &amp;lt;3\u00a0months postinfection and Long COVID as symptoms \u22653\u00a0months. Inclusion criteria were patients of all ages with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Excluded from the study were patients in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system and patients with active HIV, malignancy, or respiratory viral\/bacterial infection. Statistical analyses (chi-square, Mann\u2013Whitney U, multivariable logistic regression) were performed using Microsoft Excel and IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistics V.25.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Symptoms consistent with PASC were reported by 21.5% of adult patients, with 8.8% reporting Long COVID; 10.5% of pediatric patients reported PASC, with 9% reporting Long COVID (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.05). In adults, predictors of PASC included age \u226554, female sex, non-Caucasian race, smoking, obesity, pneumonia, and multiple comorbidities; higher red blood cell count was protective. Predictors of Long COVID in adults was associated with female sex, obesity, and heart disease. In children, predictors of PASC included female sex and comorbidities. Younger age (\u226410\u00a0years) was a significant predictor of Long COVID in children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Public Health Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Protocols that include targeted follow-up and early intervention are needed for post-COVID conditions in high-risk individuals across age groups. Integrating predictive markers into routine care could enhance preparedness and resilience against future waves of post-viral syndromes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdaf157","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T17:24:19Z","timestamp":1765819459000},"page":"185-194","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Predictors of post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 and long COVID in adults and children: a retrospective cohort study using us electronic health record data"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Amber F","family":"Asghar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas Medical Branch , 301 University Blvd, RT 1140 Galveston, TX 77555-1140 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