Is older age associated with COVID-19 mortality in the absence of other risk factors? General population cohort study of 470,034 participants.

Is older age associated with COVID-19 mortality in the absence of other risk factors? General population cohort study of 470,034 participants.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Older people have been reported to be at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. This study explored the factors mediating this association and whether older age was associated with increased mortality risk in the absence of other risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>...

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Main Authors: Frederick K Ho, Fanny Petermann-Rocha, Stuart R Gray, Bhautesh D Jani, S Vittal Katikireddi, Claire L Niedzwiedz, Hamish Foster, Claire E Hastie, Daniel F Mackay, Jason M R Gill, Catherine O'Donnell, Paul Welsh, Frances Mair, Naveed Sattar, Carlos A Celis-Morales, Jill P Pell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241824

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