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Risk factors for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among frail community-dwelling elderly people: a retrospective cohort study.

Ana Karla Guedes de MeloFernando César Menezes AssunçãoMônica Silva Monteiro de CastroEstevão Alves Valle
Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2022)
Multimorbidity, frailty and diabetes mellitus increased the odds of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 and the number of medications with long-term use increased the odds of hospitalization due to COVID-19 among frail community-dwelling elderly people.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • glycemic control
  • weight loss