Coronavirus Patients with Underlying Medical Conditions at Greater Risk
A newly released CDC study of 7,162 infected patients with a documented medical history found patients with one or more preexisting health problems were far more likely to be hospitalized* and admitted to ICU.
ICU
admission
Hospitalized,
non-ICU
Not
hospitalized
Hospitalization
unknown
ICU admission
Hospitalized, non-ICU
Not hospitalized
Hospitalization unknown
Diabetes mellitus
19%
32%
42%
7%
Chronic lung disease
14%
23%
56%
7%
Cardiovascular disease
20%
37%
37%
5%
Immunocompromised condition
16%
24%
53%
7%
Chronic kidney disease
26%
45%
24%
5%
Other chronic disease
14%
30%
49%
6%
Former smoker
20%
27%
48%
4%
Current smoker
5%
23%
64%
8%
One or more conditions
13%
27%
52%
8%
None of the above conditions
2%
7%
84%
7%
*Due to limited testing in many parts of the country, patients with severe symptoms were more likely to get tested, likely inflating the hospitalization rate for each illness.
