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. 2022 Feb 16;36(2):365–377. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.005

Table 1.

Risk factors for severe COVID-19

  • Age ≥65 y

  • Cancer

  • Cerebrovascular disease

  • Chronic kidney disease

  • Chronic lung diseases

  • Chronic liver disease

  • Diabetes type 1 and 2

  • Chronic heart diseases

  • Immunosuppression

  • Mental health disorders (schizophrenia, depression, and other mood disorders)

  • Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2)

  • Pregnancy and recent pregnancy

  • Smoking or history of smoking

  • Tuberculosis

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.

Adapted from CDC COVID-19 Response Team. Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - United States, February 12-March 16, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(12):343-346. Published 2020 Mar 27. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6912e2.