Influence of prior comorbidities and chronic medications use on the risk of COVID-19 in adults: a population-based cohort study in Tarragona, Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate possible relationships between pre-existing medical conditions (including common comorbidities and chronic medications) and risk for suffering COVID-19 disease in middle-aged and older adults.

Design

Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Twelve primary care centres (PCCs) in Tarragona (Spain).

Participants

79 083 people (77 676 community-dwelling and 1407 nursing-home residents), who were all individuals aged >50 years affiliated to the 12 participating PCCs.

Outcomes

Baseline cohort characteristics (age, sex, vaccinations, comorbidities and chronic medications) were established at study start (1st. March 2020) and primary outcome was time to COVID-19 confirmed by PCR among cohort members throughout the epidemic pe

SUBMITTER: Vila-Corcoles A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733229 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature