Demographics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients in Rural Southwest Georgia.

Conclusions: Immunosuppression, hypertension, age ≥65 years, and morbid obesity were independent predictors of mortality, whereas female gender was protective for mortality in hospitalized Covid-19 patients in rural Southwest Georgia. Key Messages:Patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in rural US have higher comorbidity burden.Immunosuppression, hypertension, age ≥65 years, and morbid obesity are independent predictors of increased mortality.Female gender is an independent predictor of reduced mortality. PMID: 32620056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Medicine - July 7, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ann Med Source Type: research