Selected article for: "case fatality and elderly population"

Author: Reyes-Bueno, JA; Mena-Vázquez, N; Ojea-Ortega, T; Gonzalez-Sotomayor, MM; Cabezudo-Garcia, P; Ciano-Petersen, NL; Pons-Pons, G; Castro-Sánchez, MV; Serrano-Castro, PJ
Title: Case fatality of COVID-19 in patients with neurodegenerative dementia
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  • Document date: 2020_10_7
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    Snippet: INTRODUCTION The elderly population is the group most threatened by COVID-19, with the highest mortality rates. This study aims to analyse the case fatality of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients with degenerative dementia. METHODS We conducted a descriptive case-control study of a sample of patients diagnosed with primary neurodegenerative dementia. RESULTS Twenty-four of the 88 patients with COVID-19 included in the study died: 10/23 (43.4%) patients diagnosed with dementia and 14/65 (21.5%) cont
    Document: INTRODUCTION The elderly population is the group most threatened by COVID-19, with the highest mortality rates. This study aims to analyse the case fatality of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients with degenerative dementia. METHODS We conducted a descriptive case-control study of a sample of patients diagnosed with primary neurodegenerative dementia. RESULTS Twenty-four of the 88 patients with COVID-19 included in the study died: 10/23 (43.4%) patients diagnosed with dementia and 14/65 (21.5%) controls; this difference was statistically significant. DISCUSSION Our results suggest that case fatality of COVID-19 is significantly higher among patients with primary degenerative dementia than in other patients with similar mean ages and comorbidities.

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