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Characteristics and Risk Factors of Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized COVID-19 Patients,Atlanta, Georgia,USA, March–April 2020 |
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| Abstract: | We compared the characteristics of hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients who had coronavirus disease in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. We found that risk for hospitalization increased with a patient’s age and number of concurrent conditions. We also found a potential association between hospitalization and high hemoglobin A1c levels in persons with diabetes. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19 risk factors care seeking symptoms age concurrent conditions respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 coronavirus disease zoonoses viruses coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Atlanta Georgia United States |