Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to describe the associations of age and sex with the risk of COVID-19 in different severity stages ranging from infection to death.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed and Embase through 4 May 2020.

Study selection

We considered cohort and case-control studies that evaluated differences in age and sex on the risk of COVID-19 infection, disease severity, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death.

Data extraction and synthesis

We screened and included studies using standardised electronic data extraction forms and we pooled data from published studies and data acquired by contacting authors using random effects meta-analysis. We assessed the risk of bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

Results

We

SUBMITTER: Pijls BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802392 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature