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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 23;26(8). doi: 10.3201/eid2608.200679. [Epub ahead of print]
Population-Based Estimates of Chronic Conditions Affecting Risk for Complications from Coronavirus Disease, United States.
Adams ML, Katz DL, Grandpre J.
Abstract
We estimated that 45.4% of US adults are at increased risk for complications from coronavirus disease because of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, hypertension, or cancer. Rates increased by age, from 19.8% for persons 18-29 years of age to 80.7% for persons >80 years of age, and varied by state, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, and employment.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; chronic conditions; complications; coronavirus disease; infection; population-based estimates; respiratory infections; risk factors; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32324118DOI:10.3201/eid2608.200679
Population-Based Estimates of Chronic Conditions Affecting Risk for Complications from Coronavirus Disease, United States.
Adams ML, Katz DL, Grandpre J.
Abstract
We estimated that 45.4% of US adults are at increased risk for complications from coronavirus disease because of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, hypertension, or cancer. Rates increased by age, from 19.8% for persons 18-29 years of age to 80.7% for persons >80 years of age, and varied by state, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, and employment.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; chronic conditions; complications; coronavirus disease; infection; population-based estimates; respiratory infections; risk factors; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32324118DOI:10.3201/eid2608.200679