Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Chronological age

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Chronological age lowers the risk of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.93-0.95).
“After adjustment for comorbidity burden, each decade of age was associated with 6% lower odds of PASC (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.93-0.95).”
Humans
The age paradox in post-infectious sequelae: physiological reserve outweighs chronological age in Long COVID susceptibility
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences26 Feb 2026Preprint

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National Institute on AgingUS$2.6m

Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Subsequent Disease Progression in Individuals with AD/ADRD: Influence of the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
National Institute on AgingBrigham and Women's HospitalUS$2.6m2023–2027

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The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry10 Oct

Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Digital Cognitive Intervention for Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) in Older Adults

Non-randomised trial in 39 peopleInterventions

medRxiv11 Mar

The age paradox in post-infectious sequelae: physiological reserve outweighs chronological age in Long COVID susceptibility

Preprint: cohort study of 133,792 peoplePopulations