Long-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A national cohort study from Estonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to describe 12-month mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with a reference population with no history of SARS-CoV-2.

Methods

Nationwide cohort study using electronic health care data on SARS-CoV-2 RNA positive cases (n= 66,287) and reference group subjects (n=254,969) with linkage to SARS-CoV-2 testing and death records.

Findings

People infected with SARS-COV-2 had more than three times the risk of dying over the following year compared with those who remained uninfected (aHR 3·1, 95%CI 2·9-3·3). Short-term mortality (up to 5 weeks post-infection) was significantly higher among COVID-19 group (1623·0/10 000) than in the reference group (118/10 000). For COVID-19 cases aged 60 years or older, increased mortality p

SUBMITTER: Uuskula A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature