Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 9, 2020

United States Distribution of Patients at Risk for Complications Related to COVID-19

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  • A risk model developed using data from the Walgreens pharmacy electronic data warehouse (n=29,824,409) classified 27% of patients as high risk (score 8-10). Age accounted for 53% of a patient’s total risk, followed by comorbidities (30%), inferred chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, or diabetes (14%), and urban density classification (4%).  

Smith-Ray et al. (June 8, 2020). United States Distribution of Patients at Risk for Complications Related to COVID-19. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. https://doi.org/10.2196/19606