| Strongest and Most Consistent Evidence |
Cancer |
Systematic Review [6]
Cohort Study [7,8]
Case Series [9] |
New to updated list as of July 17, 2020 |
| Chronic kidney disease |
Case Series [10, 11, 12]
Cohort Studies [13, 14, 15] |
On previous version of list as “Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Dialysis” |
| COPD |
Meta Analyses [4, 16]
Case Series [17]
Cohort Study [14] |
On previous version of list |
| Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies |
Cohort Study [1, 2]
Meta Analyses [3, 4]
Case Series [5] |
On previous version of list as “Serious Heart Conditions” |
| Obesity (BMI> 30 kg/m2) |
Cohort Studies [18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
Cross-sectional [23] |
Previously listed |
| Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) |
Cohort Study [98, 99]
Cross-Sectional Study [95]
Meta Analysis [107] |
Previously listed |
| Sickle cell disease |
Case Series [24, 25, 26, 27, 28] |
On previous version of list |
| Smoking |
Meta Analyses [3, 16*, 63, 64, 65, 66, 101, 102, 104, 105] |
On previous version of list |
| Solid organ transplantation |
Case Series [12, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34]
Meta Analysis [100] |
New to updated list as of June 25, 2020 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Case Series [11]
Longitudinal Study [35]
Cohort Study [36, 37]
Meta Analysis [38]
Cross-Sectional Study [114] |
On previous version of list |
| Mixed Evidence |
Asthma |
Cohort Study [14, 39, 40, 41]
Case Series [17] |
On previous version of list |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
Meta Analysis [42, 43, 44, 45]
Synthesis of Evidence [46]
Cohort Study [1, 2, 47, 48, 49] |
New to updated list as of June 25, 2020 |
| Hypertension |
Cohort Study [1, 2, 49, 50, 51, 91, 93]
Case Series [92]
Systematic Review [52]
Meta Analyses [3, 4, 53, 94] |
New to updated list as of June 25, 2020 |
| Pregnancy |
Systematic Review [54]
Case Control Study [55]
Case Series [56, 57, 58, 59]
Cohort Study [60, 61, 62] |
On previous version of list |
| Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications |
Case Series [67, 68, 69]
Cohort Study [70, 71] |
On previous version of list |
| Limited Evidence |
Bone marrow transplantation |
Review [72] |
On previous version of list |
| HIV |
Case Series [73, 74]
Cohort Study [109, 110, 111, 112] |
On previous version of list |
| Immune deficiencies |
Case Series [75]
Systematic Review [76] |
On previous version of list |
| Inherited metabolic disorders |
Cohort Study [47, 77] |
New to updated list as of June 25, 2020; specific to pediatric populations at this time |
| Liver disease |
Meta-Analysis [78]
Cohort Study [79, 80]
Literature Review [81] |
On previous version of list |
| Neurologic conditions |
Cross-Sectional Study [82]
Cohort Study [41, 49, 77] |
New to updated list as of June 25, 2020; specific to pediatric populations at this time |
| Other chronic lung diseases |
Meta-Analysis [4]
Case Series [17]
Cohort Study [14, 83] |
On previous version of list |
| Overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2, but < 30 kg/m2) |
Cohort Study [96, 106]
Case Series [97]
Meta Analysis [115] |
Previously unlisted |
| Pediatrics |
Systematic Review [84, 85]
Cross-Sectional Study [82, 86, 107]
Cohort Study [77, 87, 88, 103, 108, 113] |
New to updated list as of July 17, 2020 |
| Thalassemia |
Case Series [89]
Cross-Sectional Study [90] |
On previous version of list |
| Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
Case Series [11]
Cohort Study [36, 37]
Meta-Analysis [38]
Cross-Sectional Study [114] |
On previous version of list |
