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COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women
BMC Public Health · 2020 · Vol. 20(1) · pp. 1742–1742
N. David Yanez✉(Yale University)Noel S. Weiss(University of Washington)Jacques-André RomandMiriam M. Treggiari(Yale University)
Abstract
In the 16 countries examined, persons age 65 years or older had strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality rates compared to younger individuals, and men had a higher risk of COVID-19 death than women.
COVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesClimate Change and Health ImpactsMedicineDemographyPoisson regressionMortality rateCase fatality rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologyPopulationBiostatisticsRate ratio
MeSH terms
COVID-19AgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPneumonia, ViralRiskGlobal HealthAge DistributionSex DistributionCoronavirus InfectionsPandemics
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