Intellectual and developmental disability and COVID-19 case-fatality trends: TriNetX analysis.
Disabil Health J
; 13(3): 100942, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-342774
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite possibly higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there has been limited reporting of COVID-19 trends for this population.OBJECTIVE:
To compare COVID-19 trends among people with and without IDD, overall and stratified by age.METHODS:
Data from the TriNetX COVID-19 Research Network platform was used to identify COVID-19 patients. Analysis focused on trends in comorbidities, number of cases, number of deaths, and case-fatality rate among patients with and without IDD who had a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 through May 14, 2020.RESULTS:
People with IDD had higher prevalence of specific comorbidities associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes. Distinct age-related differences in COVID-19 trends were present among those with IDD, with a higher concentration of COVID-19 cases at younger ages. In addition, while the overall case-fatality rate was similar for those with IDD (5.1%) and without IDD (5.4%), these rates differed by age ages ≤17 - IDD 1.6%, without IDD <0.01%; ages 18-74 - IDD 4.5%, without IDD 2.7%; ages ≥75- IDD 21.1%, without IDD, 20.7%.CONCLUSIONS:
Though of concern for all individuals, COVID-19 appears to present a greater risk to people with IDD, especially at younger ages. Future research should seek to document COVID-19 trends among people with IDD, with particular attention to age related trends.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Developmental Disabilities
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Intellectual Disability
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Disabil Health J
Journal subject:
Rehabilitation
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Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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