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INTRODUCTION: The elderly population is the group most threatened by COVID-19, with the highest mortality rates. This study aims to analyse the case fatality of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients with degenerative dementia. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive case-control study of a sample of patients diagnosed with primary neurodegenerative dementia. RESULTS: Twenty-four of the 88 patients with COVID-19 included in the study died: 10/23 (43.4%) patients diagnosed with dementia and 14/65 (21.5%) controls; this difference was statistically significant. DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that case fatality of COVID-19 is significantly higher among patients with primary degenerative dementia than in other patients with similar mean ages and comorbidities.
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Betacoronavirus , Infecciones por Coronavirus/mortalidad , Demencia/epidemiología , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/epidemiología , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral/mortalidad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/epidemiología , COVID-19 , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Comorbilidad , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Enfermedades Renales/epidemiología , Enfermedades Pulmonares/epidemiología , Masculino , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , SARS-CoV-2 , Fumar/epidemiología , España/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Introduction: The elderly population is the group most threatened by COVID-19, with the highest mortality rates. This study aims to analyse the case fatality of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients with degenerative dementia. Methods: We conducted a descriptive case-control study of a sample of patients diagnosed with primary neurodegenerative dementia. Results: Twenty-four of the 88 patients with COVID-19 included in the study died: 10/23 (43.4%) patients diagnosed with dementia and 14/65 (21.5%) controls; this difference was statistically significant. Discussion: Our results suggest that case fatality of COVID-19 is significantly higher among patients with primary degenerative dementia than in other patients with similar mean ages and comorbidities.