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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Nov 9;72(12):3800–3809. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19255

Table 4.

Top ten new deficits by A. incidence among COVID-19 infected individuals and by B. incidence difference between infected individuals and uninfected controls.

A. Incidence, New VA-FI Deficits Among COVID-19 Infected B. Incidence Difference, New Deficits, COVID-19 Infected vs Uninfected
New Deficit Incidence New Deficit Incidence Difference
Fatigue 8,818 (9.7%) Fatigue 5.7% (5.4–5.9)
Anemia 6,174 (6.8%) Muscle Atrophy & Cachexia 3.7% (3.5–3.9)
Muscle Atrophy & Cachexia 5,899 (6.5%) Lung Disease 3.1% (2.9–3.2)
Gait Abnormality 5,689 (6.2%) Anemia 2.3% (2.1–2.5)
Arthritis 5,285 (5.8%) Gait Abnormality 2.0% (1.8–2.2)
Lung Disease 5,193 (5.7%) Dementia 1.9% (1.7–2.1)
Chronic Pain 4,777 (5.2%) Chronic Pain 1.6% (1.4–1.8)
Durable Medical Equipment 4,711 (5.2%) Anxiety 1.6% (1.5–1.8)
Dementia 4,444 (4.9%) Peripheral Vascular Disease 1.6% (1.4–1.7)
Anxiety 4,405 (4.8%) Depression & Bipolar Disorder 1.6% (1.4–1.7)