Article ; Online: Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Comorbidities Among Military Health System Beneficiaries, 1 January 2020 through 30 September 2020.
2021 Volume 27, Issue 12, Page(s) 2–8
Abstract: ... retroactive to 1 March 2020. Between 1 January and 30 September 2020, a total of 53,048 Military Health System ... on 31 January 2020 in response to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On 20 March 2020 ... retirees, and cadets). Of the total cases, 35.8% had been diagnosed with at least 1 of the comorbidities ...
| Abstract | The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in the U.S. on 31 January 2020 in response to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On 20 March 2020, the President of the U.S. proclaimed that the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. constituted a national emergency, retroactive to 1 March 2020. Between 1 January and 30 September 2020, a total of 53,048 Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries were identified as confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 infection. The majority of cases were male (69.1%) and 45.4% were aged 20-29 years. The demographic and clinical characteristics of these cases varied by beneficiary type (active component service members, recruits, Reserve/Guard, dependents, retirees, and cadets). Of the total cases, 35.8% had been diagnosed with at least 1 of the comorbidities of interest, and 20.0% had been diagnosed with 2 or more comorbidities. The most common comorbidities present in COVID-19 cases were any cardiovascular diseases(12.7%), obesity or overweight (11.1%), metabolic diseases (10.5%), hypertension (9.9%), neoplasms (7.9%), any lung diseases (7.5%), substance use disorders, including nicotine dependence (5.4%), and asthma (3.2%). There were a total of 1,803 hospitalizations (3.4%) and 84 deaths (0.2%). |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Military Health Services/statistics & numerical data ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Pandemics ; Population Surveillance ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States/epidemiology ; Young Adult |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-01-04 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2623409-9 |
| ISSN | 2152-8217 ; 2158-0111 |
| ISSN (online) | 2152-8217 |
| ISSN | 2158-0111 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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