Risk factors for mortality and progression to severe COVID-19 disease in the Southeast region in the United States: A report from the SEUS Study Group.

Athena L V HobbsNicholas TurnerImad OmerMorgan K WalkerRonald M BeaulieuMuhammad SheikhS Shaefer SpiresChristina T FiskeRyan DareSalil GoorhaPriyenka ThapaJohn GnannJeffrey WrightGeorge E Nelson

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

In an adjusted multivariate analysis, advanced age, male sex, and cardiovascular disease increased risk of severe disease and mortality in patients with COVID-19 in the Southeast United States. In-hospital mortality risk doubled with each subsequent decade of life.

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