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Table 2 risk factors most frequently selected in phase 1 and taken forward to ranking in phase 2

From: Citizens, doctors, politicians - who´s an expert in times of COVID-19? A survey in Austria and Germany

risk factor

frequency of selection, n

agreement

 

population with healthcare background (n = 10)

general population (n = 7)

politically active population (n = 8)

 

comorbidities

chronic lung disease

x

x

x

1.00

chronic heart disease

x

x

 

0.67

immunosuppression/immunodeficiency

x

x

x

1.00

cancer

x

x

x

1.00

diabetes

x

  

0.33

behaviour

smoking

x

x

x

1.00

use of hypertension medication

  

x

0.33

biological components

age > 65 years

x

x

x

1.00

male gender

 

x

 

0.33

obesity

x

  

0.33

living/working conditions

working as health care professional

x

x

x

1.00

number of persons per household

  

x

0.33

living in a retirement home

 

x

x

0.67

socioeconomic status

x

  

0.33

living in an urban area

 

x

x

0.67