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Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study – News-Medical.Net

Researchers from Mexico demonstrate how they calculated age-stratified COVID-19 case fatality rates, years of life lost (YLL), and relative risk for 9 comorbidities…

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Studies show that more than half of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related deaths in Mexico are in middle-aged adults (45 to 65 years old), which is in stark contrast to the deaths in developed countries. Mexico, with its young population, has a high prevalence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity that contribute to adverse COVID-19 outcomes. COVID-19 infection in populations with a combination of undetermined comorbidities could be particularly risky.
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