Risk factors for severity of COVID-19: a rapid review to inform vaccine prioritisation in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Rapid review to determine the magnitude of association between potential risk factors and severity of COVID-19, to inform vaccine prioritisation in Canada.

Setting

Ovid MEDLINE(R) ALL, Epistemonikos COVID-19 in L·OVE Platform, McMaster COVID-19 Evidence Alerts and websites were searched to 15 June 2020. Eligible studies were conducted in high-income countries and used multivariate analyses.

Participants

After piloting, screening, data extraction and quality appraisal were performed by a single experienced reviewer. Of 3740 unique records identified, 34 were included that reported on median 596 (range 44-418 794) participants, aged 42-84 years. 19/34 (56%) were good quality.

Outcomes

Hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, length of stay in ho

SUBMITTER: Wingert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126435 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature