Mumbai mayhem of COVID-19 pandemic reveals important factors that influence susceptibility to infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 severity is disproportionately high in the elderly and people with comorbidities. However, other factors that predispose individuals to increased chances of infection are unclear.

Methods

Data from 18,600 people screened for COVID-19 in Mumbai during the outbreak's initial phase, March 7 to June 30, 2020, were used to assess risk factors associated with COVID-19 using the odds ratio analysis.

Findings

Males aged ≥60 years having both diabetes and hypertension were at the highest risk of COVID-19 infection (M vs. F OR=2.5, 95% CI=1.34-4.67, p = 0.0049). People having both diabetes and hypertension in ≥20 years (OR=4.11, 95% CI=3.26-5.20, p <0.0001), diabetes and hypertension independently in 20-39 (OR=4.13, 95% CI=2.22-7.70,

SUBMITTER: Yadav R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8068776 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature