The association of dementia with COVID-19 mortality: Evidence based on adjusted effect estimates

Patients with dementia may be particularly vulnerable in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recently, Canevelli et al reported that the prevalence of dementia among 2,621 COVID-19-related deaths in Italy was 15.8%, which is higher than expected based on the considered reference data (15.8% vs. 11.3%, P

Source: Journal of Infection - February 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Haiyan Yang, Xuan Liang, Hongjie Hou, Jie Xu, Li Shi, Yadong Wang Source Type: research