Table 1 Mapping of UK Government guidance on pre-existing medical conditions at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 to the GBD 2017 cause list
From: Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
Pre-existing health condition(s) | GBD mapped cause(s) |
|---|---|
All health conditions | All-causes |
Chronic respiratory diseases | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Pneumoconiosis | |
Asthma | |
Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis | |
Other chronic respiratory diseases | |
Chronic heart disease | Cardiovascular diseases (chronic and acute) |
Chronic kidney disease | Chronic kidney disease |
Chronic liver disease | Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases |
Chronic neurological conditions | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias |
Parkinson’s disease | |
Epilepsy | |
Multiple sclerosis | |
Motor neuron disease | |
Other neurological disorders | |
Diabetes | Diabetes mellitus |
Problems with spleen | Sickle cell disorders |
Sickle cell trait | |
Cancer undergoing active chemotherapy or radiotherapy | All cancer types |
Cancers of the blood or bone marrow | |
Seriously overweight | Covered in mapping for chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis and chronic liver diseases, and diabetes |
Severe chest conditions such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma | Covered in mapping for chronic respiratory diseases |
Organ transplant and remain on ongoing immunosuppression medication | Covered in mapping for chronic kidney disease |
Severe disease of body systems | Covered in mapping from all pre-existing health conditions |
Those who are pregnant | Not covered |