What Factors Increase the Risk of Complications in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients? A Cohort Study in a Nationwide Israeli Health Organization.
Chen YanoverBarak MizrahiNir KalksteinKarni MarcusPinchas AkivaYael BarerVarda ShalevGabriel ChodickPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)
Our analysis agrees with previous studies on multiple risk factors, including hypertension and obesity. It also finds depression as well as cognitive and neurological disorders, but not smoking and respiratory diseases, to be significantly associated with COVID-19 complications. Adjusting existing risk definitions following these observations may improve their accuracy and impact the global pandemic containment and recovery efforts.
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