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Risk Factors for COVID-19: A Systematic Mapping Study
Paula A. Rosero, Juan S. Realpe, Charic D. Farinango, David S. Restrepo, Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera, Diego M. Lopez
63 - 74
10.3233/SHTI220964
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 299: pHealth 2022
Abstract

Introduction:

COVID-19 has affected people in several countries around the world. They experience respiratory symptoms that can be mild, moderate, or severe. Several reviews that characterize the risk factors of COVID-19 have been performed, but most address only risk factors associated with medical conditions, ignoring environmental and sociodemographic-socioeconomic factors.

Objective:

This study aims at characterizing different risk factors in the published literature that influence contagion by COVID-19.

Methods:

The review consists of three stages, including a systematic mapping with studies found in the Scopus database, an analysis of results, and finally the identification of relevant COVID-19 risk factors.

Results:

A map of studies id provided considering two main groups: the type of research and context. Most studies consider risk factors associated with medical conditions, while research on other factors is scarce.

Conclusions:

Medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and factors such as age and sex, appear to be the ones that increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. Further research is needed on environmental, sociodemographic, and socioeconomic risk factors.

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