Meta-analysis reveals higher comorbidity rates in severe COVID-19 cases, highlighting chronic conditions as major risk factors.
We assessed the prevalence of comorbidities in the COVID-19 patients and found that underlying disease, including hypertension, respiratory system disease and cardiovascular disease, may be risk factors for severe patients compared with non-severe patients.
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