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Prognostic factors for mortality, intensive care unit and hospital admission due to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in Europe
Eur Respir Rev. 2022 Nov 2;31(166):220098. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0098-2022. Print 2022 Dec 31.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-dependent, we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19 using age-/gender-adjusted data from European cohort studies with the aim to identify populations that could potentially benefit from booster vaccinations.METHODS: We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to investigate the role of underlying medical conditions as prognostic factors for adverse outcomes due to sever...
Source: Respiratory Care - November 2, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Constantine I Vardavas Alexander G Mathioudakis Katerina Nikitara Kimon Stamatelopoulos Georgios Georgiopoulos Revati Phalkey Jo Leonardi-Bee Esteve Fernandez Dolors Carnicer-Pont J ørgen Vestbo Jan C Semenza Charlotte Deogan Jonathan E Suk Piotr Kramarz Source Type: research

What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but it’s not something we usually associate with kids. In many cases, however, the seeds of heart attacks and strokes may be sown in childhood. That’s because high or abnormal cholesterol levels, which are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, are not uncommon in kids. “People may feel that cholesterol is mostly an adult issue, which is not correct,” says Dr. Nivedita Patni, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health in Dallas and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. About 1 in 5 child...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news

Characteristics and predictors of hospitalization and death in the first 11  122 cases with a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in Denmark: a nationwide cohort
ConclusionsIn this nationwide population-based COVID-19 study, increasing age and multimorbidity were strongly associated with hospitalization and death. In the absence of co-morbidities, the mortality was, however,<5% until the age of 80  years.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - September 5, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research