Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19

CDC, Jul 30, 2021

This study identified frequent underlying conditions and their attributable risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

Summary:

94.9% of hospitalized patients with Covid had at least 1 known underlying comorbidity.

64.2% of those hospitalized who had 6 or more comorbidities died. 0.9% of those hospitalized who had 0 comorbidities died.

Relative risk of death related to comorbidities:

• Obesity - 30% higher
• Anxiety and fear-related disorders - 28%
• Diabetes with complication - 26%
• Chronic kidney disease - 21%
• Neurocognitive disorders - 18%
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis - 18%
• Aplastic anemia - 17%
• Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease - 14%
• Thyroid disorders - 4%

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