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Objectives:
Precise international estimates of the age breakdown of COVID-19-related deaths and intensive-care-unit (ICU) admissions are lacking. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.
What is the distribution of COVID-19-related fatalities and intensive-care-unit (ICU) admissions by age groups in Europe?
Study design:
This review article included 13 European countries with a total of 31,864 COVID-19-related deaths (range: 27-14,381 per country).
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found in the main meta-analysis (including data from Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland with a total of 21,522 COVID-19-related fatalities), the summary proportions of individuals 40, 40-69 and ≥70 years old among all COVID-19-related deaths were 0.1% [95% = 0.0 to 0.2, I2 = 28.6%], 13.0% [95% CI = 10.8 to 15.4, I2 = 91.5%] and 86.6% [95% = 84.2 to 8.9, I2 = 91.5%], respectively.
The investigators found data from 4 countries with a total of 8,088 COVID-19-related ICU admissions showed the summary proportions of individuals around 40-50, around 40-69 and around ≥60-70 years old among all COVID-19-related intensive-care-unit (ICU) admissions were 5.4% [95% CI = 3.4 to 7.8, I2 = 89.0%], 52.6% [95% CI = 41.8 to 63.3, I2 = 98.1%] and 41.8% [95% CI = 32.0 to 51.9, I2 = 99%], respectively.
The investigators concluded people under 40 years old represent a small fraction of most severe COVID-19 cases in Europe. These results may help health authorities respond to public concerns and guide future physical distancing and mitigation strategies. Specific measures to protect older people should be considered.
Original title:
COVID-19-Related Fatalities and Intensive-Care-Unit Admissions by Age Groups in Europe: A Meta-Analysis by Cohen JF, Korevaar D, […], Toubiana J.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7840596/
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