Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 28, 2020

Residential Context and COVID-19 Mortality among Adults Aged 70 Years and Older in Stockholm: A Population-Based, Observational Study Using Individual-Level Data

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Household and neighborhood characteristics associated with COVID-19 mortality among older people (aged ≥70 years) included close exposure to working-age household members, living in a care home, and living in dense neighborhoods. In a population-based cohort of older adults in Stockholm county in Sweden (n= 274,712), close exposure to working-age household members (<66 years) (aHR=1.6), living in a care home (aHR=4.1), and living in neighborhoods with the highest population density (aHR=1.7) were associated with higher COVID-19 mortality.

Brandén et al. (Oct 28, 2020). Residential Context and COVID-19 Mortality among Adults Aged 70 Years and Older in Stockholm: A Population-Based, Observational Study Using Individual-Level Data. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(20)30016-7