Study: almost all patients with COVID-19 in New York have one thing in common

A new study found that most New Yorkers hospitalized for coronavirus had one or more chronic health problems. The publication shared the details Fox News.

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 94% of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 at Northwell Health System hospitals, where the state had the largest number of patients throughout the pandemic, had more than one chronic illness.

Data for the period from March to early April showed the following: the average age of patients with COVID-19 was 63 years; 53% of hospitalized patients suffered from hypertension, which is the most common disease among patients experiencing complications due to coronavirus.

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In addition, 42% of patients were obese and 32% were diabetic.

The study also showed that the vast majority of patients in New York hospitals who were on ventilators and eventually died were people with diabetes.

Information obtained from the data of 2634 hospitalized due to COVID-19, which either died or were discharged from the hospital, showed that 12% of the hospitalized were connected to mechanical ventilation devices, 88% of which died.

“Serious comorbidities increase the risk,” said Karina Davidson, co-author of the study and senior vice president of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, which is part of the Nordwell health care system.

Davidson emphasized that "this is a very serious disease with a very poor outcome for those who suffer from severe infections."

“We want patients with serious chronic illnesses to take special precautions and seek early medical attention if they start showing signs and symptoms of infection,” she said. Davidson added that this includes knowing that these people were infected from those who have the virus.