Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Age Group


Authors: CDC Rate ratios compared to 18- to 29-year-olds1   0-4 years old 5-17 years old 18-29 years old 30-39 years old 40-49 years old 50-64 years old 65-74 years old 75-84 years old 85+ years old Cases2 <1x 1x Reference group 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x Hospitalization3 <1x <1x Reference group 2x 2x 4x 6x 9x 15x Death4 <1x <1x Reference group […]

Age-Adjusted Associations Between Comorbidity and Outcomes of COVID-19: A Review of the Evidence From the Early Stages of the Pandemic


Authors: Kate E. Mason*, Gillian Maudsley, Philip McHale, Andy Pennington, Jennifer Day and Ben Barr Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, people with underlying comorbidities were overrepresented in hospitalised cases of COVID-19, but the relationship between comorbidity and COVID-19 outcomes was complicated by potential confounding by age. This review therefore sought to characterise the international evidence base available in the early stages […]

The Age-Related Risk of Severe Outcomes Due to COVID-19 Infection: A Rapid Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression


Authors: Karla Romero Starke 1, Gabriela Petereit-Haack 2, Melanie Schubert 1, Daniel Kämpf 1, Alexandra Schliebner 1, Janice Hegewald 1, Andreas Seidler 1 Abstract Increased age appears to be a strong risk factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes. However, studies do not sufficiently consider the age-dependency of other important factors influencing the course of disease. The aim of this review was to quantify the isolated effect of age on […]