Table 2.
Health related conditions increasing risk of hospitalisation with COVID‐19. Data from Jankowski et al. (Jankowski et al., unpublished data https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.05.20091967v3)
| Condition | Prevalence in UK population | Prevalence in patients hospitalised with COVID‐19 | Relative risk for hospitalisation with COVID‐19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic cardiac disease | 14% | 29% | 2.07 |
| Uncomplicated diabetes | 4.8 | 19% | 3.95 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease excluding asthma | 4.5% | 16% | 3.56 |
| Asthma | 8.3 | 14% | 2.15 |
| Malignant neoplasm | 1.5% | 9% | 6.0 |
| Rheumatological disorder | 0.8% | 9% | 11.25 |
| Obesity (BMI > 35 kg.m‐2) | 27.8% | 38.5% | 1.38 |
| Diabetes (with complications) | 1.2% | 6% | 5.0 |