Research Article: Is Age the Most Important Risk Factor in COVID- Patients? The Relevance of Comorbidity Burden: A Retrospective Analysis of , Hospitalizations
Introduction:
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-) pandemic, age and the presence of comorbidities have both been pointed out as critical risk factors for developing severe illness. Various authors have found that the influence of age on severe outcomes decreased when adjusting for other factors, including but not limited to comorbidities. – Nevertheless, in most models such attenuation of the effect of age was only partial, and age was still acknowledged as the most important risk factor for severe illness.…
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