COVID-19 and dementia: Analyses of risk, disparity, and outcomes from electronic health records in the US

Abstract

Introduction: At present, there is limited data on the risks, disparity, and outcomes for COVID-19 in patients with dementia in the United States. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control analysis of patient electronic health records (EHRs) of 61.9 million adult and senior patients (age ≥ 18 years) in the United States up to August 21, 2020. Results: Patients with dementia were at increased risk for COVID-19 compared to patients without dementia (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.00 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.94–2.06], P