Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with severe COVID-19: prospective analysis of 1,045 hospitalised cases in North-Eastern France, March 2020.

ConclusionsOverweightedness, obesity, advanced age, male sex, comorbidities, dyspnoea and inflammation are risk factors for severe COVID-19 or death in hospitalised patients. Identifying these features among patients in routine clinical practice might improve COVID-19 management. PMID: 33272355 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33272355?dopt=Abstract

Source: Euro Surveill - December 1, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kaeuffer C, Le Hyaric C, Fabacher T, Mootien J, Dervieux B, Ruch Y, Hugerot A, Zhu YJ, Pointurier V, Clere-Jehl R, Greigert V, Kassegne L, Lefebvre N, Gallais F, Covid Alsace Study Group, Meyer N, Hansmann Y, Hinschberger O, Danion F, COVID Alsace Study G Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research