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Model for the joint effect of aging and comorbidities on mortality and severity. (A) The excess in mortality in the elderly is likely to be explained by the increment in comorbidities with aging. (B) In contrast, age seems to be the strongest predictor of the severity of AP, whereas comorbidities have a less prominent effect.
