Population-Based Estimates of Chronic Conditions Affecting Risk for Complications from Coronavirus Disease, United States
subject: covid-19, risk, coronavirus disease, complications, concurrent conditions, population-based estimates
description: We estimated that 45.4% of US adults are at increased risk for complications from coronavirus disease because of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, hypertension, or cancer. Rates increased by age, from 19.8% for persons 18–29 years of age to 80.7% for persons >80 years of age, and varied by state, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, and employment.
creator: Mary L. Adams, David L. Katz, Joseph Grandpre
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2020
coverage: Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases