ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2020
A Geroscience Perspective on COVID-19 Mortality.
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- Emotional freedom techniques for elderly patients with COVID-19: a case series on clinical recovery, frailty, and inflammatory biomarkers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular disease and covid-19: A systematic review.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2024Review
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- COV2Var, a function annotation database of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variation.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Improvements in mental health associated with increased electronic communication and deterioration in physical health in adults aged 50+ during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Spanish mortality rates in 2020 by age and sex.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- COVID-19 and All-Cause Mortality by Race, Ethnicity, and Age Across Five Periods of the Pandemic in the United States.Population research and policy review · 2023Article
- The Role of Mass Media in Influencing the Lifestyle of the Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in December 2019, leading within a few months to a global pandemic. COVID-19, the disease caused by this highly contagious virus, can have serious health consequences, though risks of complications are highly age-dependent. Rates of hospitalization and death are less than 0.1% in children, but increase to 10% or more in older people. Moreover, at all ages, men are more likely than women to suffer serious consequences from COVID-19. These patterns are familiar to the geroscience community. The effects of age and sex on mortality rates from COVID-19 mirror the effects of aging on almost all major causes of mortality. These similarities are explored here, and underscore the need to consider the role of basic biological mechanisms of aging on potential treatment and outcomes of COVID-19.
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