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COVID-19-related case fatality rates are higher for patients with Parkinson disease

COVID-19 Mortality Higher in Patients With Parkinson Disease

Higher case fatality rates found to be independent of demographic factors, such as age, sex, and race
Exercise cuts the risk for death in patients with type 2 diabetes

Exercise Lowers Mortality for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

All-cause mortality significantly decreased for those with higher exercise capacity versus no exercise habits
There is a threefold higher risk for dying of breast cancer after a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Tied to Threefold Higher Risk for Death

Risk for dying from breast cancer remains elevated 15 years after initial diagnosis
The rates of alcohol-induced deaths increased from 2006 to 2018 for adults aged ≥25 years

Rates of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increased From 2006 to 2018

Rate of increase for men and women greater in rural versus urban areas from 2000 to 2018
Irregular and long menstrual cycles throughout the life course are associated with an increased risk for premature mortality

Irregular, Long Menstrual Cycles Linked to Premature Mortality

Risk for premature death increased for those reporting irregular cycles at ages 14 to 17, 18 to 22, 29 to 46
U.S. counties with persistent poverty (≥20 percent of residents in poverty since 1980) have higher rates of cancer mortality

Cancer Mortality Higher for U.S. Counties With Persistent Poverty

Counties with persistent poverty have higher overall, several type-specific cancer mortality rates
Patients with any prior psychiatric diagnosis have an increased risk for COVID-19-related hospital death

COVID-19-Related Hospital Death Up With Psychiatric Diagnosis

Risk for death remained significantly greater after adjustment for demographics, medical comorbidities
The global COVID-19 pandemic reached a grim new milestone on Tuesday: 1 million dead.

Global Death Toll From COVID-19 Passes 1 Million

Americans made up more than 200,000 of those deaths, or one in five
Several indices of central adiposity

Measures of Central Adiposity Linked to All-Cause Mortality

Waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio linked to increased all-cause mortality
For U.S. veterans with COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Mainly Linked to Older Age, Comorbidity

Among U.S. veterans, obesity, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, COPD, HTN not tied to COVID-19 mortality