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COVID-19 Related Death in Rheumatic Patients

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eMediNexus    14 March 2021

Evaluation of data from an international registry suggests that patients with rheumatic diseases who developed COVID-19 had greater odds of death, with risk factors similar to those observed in the general population, but also because of factors specific to their underlying disease and treatment.

Out of 3,729 patients enrolled in the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance from March through July 2020, 10.5% died. Older age was a major factor in mortality - 68.7% of those who died were older than 65 years of age. The odds ratios for death were 3 (95% CI 2.13-4.22) among those 66 to 75 years of age, and increased to 6.18 (95% CI 4.47-8.53) for those over 75 years, reported researchers online in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Higher disease activity at the time of COVID-19 diagnosis was shown to have a significant association with increased mortality… (Medpage Today)

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