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Chronic non-communicable diseases and COVID-19: EPICOVID-19 Brazil results.

Marilia Arndt MesenburgPedro Rodrigues Curi HallalAna Maria Baptista MenezesAluisio Jardim Dornellas de BarrosBernardo Lessa HortaFernando Celso Lopes Fernandes de BarrosFernando Pires HartwigNadège JacquesMariângela Freitas da Silveira
Published in: Revista de saude publica (2021)
The prevalence of chronic diseases in Brazil is high and the COVID-19 pandemic affects carriers and non-carriers of chronic diseases similarly. Carriers present more severe forms of COVID-19 and higher prevalence of symptoms. Greater adherence to social distancing measures among chronic patients is disassociated from a lower incidence of COVID-19 in this group.
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