Statistical analysis of Covid-19 cases according to age group in Colombia

Descripción estadística del COVID- 19 según el grupo etario en Colombia

Introduction: as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, local health services are at risk of being overwhelmed with patients requiring intensive care. For this reason, a research study was carried out on the outcomes of people infected, recovered and killed by the disease and its distribution by age groups in Colombia. Objective: to compare if there are differences in the averages of positive cases, recoveries and COVID-19-related deaths by age groups. Materials and Methods: the database including people infected with COVID-19 was used, with the information accumulated between July 6 and July 10 2020. A statistical analysis of this data was made by applying the ANOVA and a Duncan post hoc multiple comparisons test, in the SPSS v.25 statistical package. Results: from the statistical analysis of said data applying the ANOVA mean comparison, it was determined that the p value for the transmission, recoveries and deaths variables was equal to 0.000, which is less than α =0.05, thus, the hypothesis (Ho) was rejected, which means that at least for one of the averages, it is different from the rest of the results obtained for the different age groups. Conclusions: the most vulnerable group to COVID-19 infection is the 30 to 39 age group. Individuals who have recovered are in this same age group. The COVID-19-related deaths have occurred among people between 70 – 79 years of age.

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