id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-348056-kx9wvw8c Goh, H. P. Risk factors affecting COVID-19 case fatality rate: A quantitative analysis of top 50 affected countries 2020-05-25 .txt text/plain 2455 154 63 The following seven variables were included in the analysis, based on data availability and completeness: 1) proportion of people aged 65 above, 2) proportion of male in the population, 3) diabetes prevalence, 4) smoking prevalence, 5) current health expenditure, 6) number of hospital beds and 7) number of nurses and midwives. Conclusion: Older people above 65 years old and diabetic patients are significant risk factors for COVID-19. . https://doi.org/10.1101 /2020 The following seven variables were included in the analysis, based on data availability and 156 completeness: 1) proportion of people aged 65 above, 2) proportion of male in the population, 3) 157 diabetes prevalence, 4) smoking prevalence, 5) current health expenditure, 6) number of hospital 158 beds and 7) number of nurses and midwives. Studies have shown that age is a clear risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease and thus, resulting 222 in death. ./cache/cord-348056-kx9wvw8c.txt ./txt/cord-348056-kx9wvw8c.txt