| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T79 |
0-171 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The patients with pre-existing CVD appear to have heightened vulnerability to develop COVID-19 and tend to have more severe disease with worse clinical outcomes [1,4,6,8]. |
| T80 |
172-324 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Various CV risk factors also adversely affect porgnosis of these patients, although they do not seem to increase likleihood of developing the infection. |
| T81 |
325-535 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A meta-analysis of six published studies from China including 1527 patients with COVID-19 reported 9.7%, 16.4% and 17.1% prevalence of diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular disease and hypertension respectively [4]. |
| T82 |
536-724 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Although the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in this cohort was same as in the Chinese general population, the prevalence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease was considerably higher. |
| T83 |
725-998 |
Sentence |
denotes |
More importantly, the presence of diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular disease and hypertension was associated with a 2-fold, 3-fold and 2-fold greater risk of severe disease or requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, suggesting prognostic impact of these comorbidities. |
| T84 |
999-1148 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A much larger report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention described clinical outcomes in 44672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 [1]. |
| T85 |
1149-1323 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The overall case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.3% in the entire cohort but significantly higher (6%, 7.3% and 10.5% respectively) in patients with hypertension, diabetes and CVD. |
