Chronic diseases associated with increased likelihood of hospitalization and mortality in 68,913 COVID-19 confirmed cases in Spain: A population-based cohort study.

Antonio Gimeno-Miguel Kevin Bliek-BuenoBeatriz Poblador-PlouJonás Carmona-PírezAntonio Poncel-FalcóFrancisca González-RubioIgnatios Ioakeim-SkoufaVictoria Pico-SolerMercedes Aza-Pascual-SalcedoAlexandra Prados-TorresLuis Andrés Gimeno-Feliúnull null

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Age and specific cardiovascular and metabolic diseases increased the risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infections in men and women, whereas the effects of certain comorbidities are sex specific. Future studies in different settings are encouraged to analyze which profiles of chronic patients are at higher risk of poor prognosis and should therefore be the targets of prevention and shielding strategies.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
sars cov
long non coding rna
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
current status
type diabetes
early onset
cardiovascular events