Figure 1.
Temporal trends of COVID-19 30-day mortality and hospitalisation among US Veterans. (A, B) Thirty-day mortality and hospitalisation rates in US Veterans who had a positive COVID-19 test (n=29 528). (C) Thirty-day mortality rate in hospitalised US veterans with a positive COVID-19 test (n=6449). Fully standardised rates were adjusted for, demographics (age, race and gender), health characteristics (smoking status, Body Mass Index, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, dementia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, HIV, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, pneumonia and stroke), contextual factors (ADI), COVID-19 testing capacity and hospital occupancy. ADI, Area Deprivation Index.