Covid - risk factors as an infographic
February 25, 2021 10:03 AM Subscribe
I am looking for an infographic, or visual representation to help me understand the relative risk of underlying conditions or risk factors as they relate to likelihood of serious Covid cases (hospitalization, death)
And this may not exist. I am trying, for example to understand the relative rank of ie. having diabetes as a teen vs. being 80 years of age vs being 40 years old and on an immunosuppressant, and wondering if any reputable sources have created infographics or charts of some kind which lay this out. Does this exist ? Thanks in advance
And this may not exist. I am trying, for example to understand the relative rank of ie. having diabetes as a teen vs. being 80 years of age vs being 40 years old and on an immunosuppressant, and wondering if any reputable sources have created infographics or charts of some kind which lay this out. Does this exist ? Thanks in advance
https://covid19risktools.com:8443/riskcalculator does it one at a time.
posted by aniola at 11:34 AM on February 25, 2021
posted by aniola at 11:34 AM on February 25, 2021
I think the search word you need is "comorbidity"
However, as we are still learning about COVID, the info I'm finding on PubMed isn't very updated. One study I found was for Jan to April 2020 and obviously does not include the "new strains".
posted by kschang at 12:27 PM on February 25, 2021
However, as we are still learning about COVID, the info I'm finding on PubMed isn't very updated. One study I found was for Jan to April 2020 and obviously does not include the "new strains".
posted by kschang at 12:27 PM on February 25, 2021
maybe not quite on the money for you but in NZ we had the artwork of @XTOTL, informed by @SiouxsieW - here's an article on the covid-19 triangle with graphics set around risk and individual with different risk factors.
...and here's the full set of their collaborations - this was all the core graphics used by NZ Health Dept in 2020.
posted by unearthed at 12:28 PM on February 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
...and here's the full set of their collaborations - this was all the core graphics used by NZ Health Dept in 2020.
posted by unearthed at 12:28 PM on February 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
Saw a talk* recently where the speaker (Raina MacIntyre: epidemiologist, pandemic specialist, etc) said that the biggest risk factor is age, much more than any comorbidity. She referred to 'over 50' as the age where the risk increase becomes pronounced.
*not an infographic.
posted by lulu68 at 2:19 PM on February 25, 2021
*not an infographic.
posted by lulu68 at 2:19 PM on February 25, 2021
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes for 7,995 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Figure 1 on page 11 of the PDF shows the odds ratio of hospital admission in patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test as a function of comorbidities, age and demographics. An odds ratio of 1 means that a member of group is no more likely to be hopsitalized if they get Covid than the general population. An odds ratio of 2 means it's twice as likely.
With the caveat that the data here is from the initial wave in spring 2020, where testing was incomplete and treatment was ad hoc, and in answer to your specific question: there are no comorbidities anywhere near as dangerous as advanced age.
posted by caek at 11:32 PM on February 25, 2021
Figure 1 on page 11 of the PDF shows the odds ratio of hospital admission in patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test as a function of comorbidities, age and demographics. An odds ratio of 1 means that a member of group is no more likely to be hopsitalized if they get Covid than the general population. An odds ratio of 2 means it's twice as likely.
With the caveat that the data here is from the initial wave in spring 2020, where testing was incomplete and treatment was ad hoc, and in answer to your specific question: there are no comorbidities anywhere near as dangerous as advanced age.
posted by caek at 11:32 PM on February 25, 2021
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