Association of cardiometabolic risk factors with hospitalisation or death due to COVID-19: population-based cohort study in Sweden (SCAPIS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of cardiometabolic risk factors with hospitalisation or death due to COVID-19 in the general population.

Design, setting and participants

Swedish population-based cohort including 29 955 participants.

Exposures

Cardiometabolic risk factors assessed between 2014 and 2018.

Main outcome measures

Hospitalisation or death due to COVID-19, as registered in nationwide registers from 31 January 2020 through 12 September 2020. Associations of cardiometabolic risk factors with the outcome were assessed using logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, birthplace and education.

Results

Mean (SD) age was 61.2 (4.5) and 51.5% were women. 69 participants experienced hospitalisation or death due to COVID-19. Examples of statistically

SUBMITTER: Tornhammar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413466 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature