https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657420300674?via%3Dihub

Columbia University

- People with IDD had higher prevalence of specific co-morbidities associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes such as hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes
- Overall case-fatality rates similar for those with IDD (5.1%) and those without
- Within 18–74 years age range, case-fatality rate higher for IDD population(4.5%) compared to those without IDD (2.7%), and also in the 0–17 years age group, but not among those 75 years and older
- Not enough data on people with IDD even though they have higher risk of identified co-morbidities 
- Case-fatality rates in this study were similar for people with and without IDD when not accounting for age, but considerably different when accounting for age

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