Table 1.
Identified risk factors for severe COVID-19 by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and data selected for the present study from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
| CDCa | ECDCb | Risk factors from SHARE selected for the present study |
|---|---|---|
| 65 years and above | 70 years and above | 65 years and above |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure or hypertension | |
| People with diabetes | Diabetes | Diabetes or high blood sugar |
| People who have serious heart conditions | Cardiovascular diseases |
Cardiovascular disease (Heart attack including myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis or any other heart problem including congestive heart failure and stroke or cerebral vascular disease) |
| People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma | Chronic respiratory diseases | Chronic lung disease such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema |
| Cancer | Cancer or malignant tumor including leukemia or lymphoma excluding minor skin cancers | |
| People with severe obesity (BMI 40+) | Obesity (BMI 30–40+) | BMI = 30+ |
| People with liver disease | ||
| People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis | ||
| People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility | ||
| People who are immunocompromised (cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications) | Immune compromised status |
Accessed August 20, 2020
aCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html
bEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Disease background of COVID-19. 2020. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/2019-ncov-background-disease