Is Age the Most Important Risk Factor in COVID-19 Patients? The Relevance of Comorbidity Burden: A Retrospective Analysis of 10,551 Hospitalizations.

Damià Valero-BoverDavid Monterde Gerard Carot-SansMiguel Cainzos-AchiricaJosep Comín ColetEmili VelaMontse ClèriesJúlia Folguera Sònia Abilleira Miquel ArrufatYolanda LejardiÒscar SolansToni DedeuMarc CocaPol Pérez Sust Caridad Pontes Jordi Piera-Jimenez

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2023)

Comorbidity burden (when measured exhaustively) explains better than chronological age the increased risk of critical illness observed in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

sars cov
risk factors
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported