Re:50 percent of people who survive Covid-19 face lingering ...
by phillc73 on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:01PM
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“ From a total of 2100 studies identified, 57 studies with 250 351 survivors of COVID-19 met inclusion criteria. The mean (SD) age of survivors was 54.4 (8.9) years, 140 196 (56%) were male, and 197 777 (79%) were hospitalized during acute COVID-19.”
If I am understanding that correctly, 79% of the 250,000 people included in the various studies were hospitalised. Of those 250k, around 50% developed longer lasting problems. However, it seems to me that the subjects in the study have a strong bias towards those who were hospitalised. The hospitalisation rate of 79% is much higher than the rate of hospitalisation for all people contracting COVID-19.
In reality, we don’t know the percentage of all “survivors of COVID-19” with long lasting complications, from the data presented in this study.
If I am understanding that correctly, 79% of the 250,000 people included in the various studies were hospitalised. Of those 250k, around 50% developed longer lasting problems. However, it seems to me that the subjects in the study have a strong bias towards those who were hospitalised. The hospitalisation rate of 79% is much higher than the rate of hospitalisation for all people contracting COVID-19.
In reality, we don’t know the percentage of all “survivors of COVID-19” with long lasting complications, from the data presented in this study.