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cord-331472-kd4uxcve	Shahid, Zainab	COVID‐19 and Older Adults: What We Know	2020-04-20		.txt	text/plain	2314	153	53	Studies have shown that this virus causes worse outcomes and a higher mortality rate in older adults and those with comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). 5 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that although individuals older than age 65 comprise 17% of the total population in the United States, they make up 31% of COVID-19 infections, 45% of hospitalizations, 53% of intensive care unit admissions, and 80% of deaths caused by this infection. 15, 16 These symptoms are also common in older adults; one study on 21 critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, with a mean age of 70 years, found that the most common presenting symptoms were shortness of breath (76%), fever (52%), and cough (48%). 19 One study on 46 fatal cases of SARS-CoV-2, in which 84% of patients were older than age 60, found that diabetes is likely associated with increased mortality.	./cache/cord-331472-kd4uxcve.txt	./txt/cord-331472-kd4uxcve.txt