Burden and prevalence of risk factors for severe COVID-19 in the ageing European population - a SHARE-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

International health authorities suggest that individuals aged 65 years and above and people with underlying comorbidities such as hypertension, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity are at increased risk of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, the prevalence of risk factors is unknown in many countries. Therefore, we aimed to describe the distribution of these risk factors across Europe.

Subject and methods

Prevalence of risk factors for severe COVID-19 was identified based on interviews from 73,274 Europeans aged 50+ participating in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in 2017. Burden of disease was estimated using population data from Eurostat.

Results

A total of 75.3% of the study

SUBMITTER: Ahrenfeldt LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8036158 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature