“…1,2 The factors that increase the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalization are age older than 65 years (odds ratio [OR] = 6.06, 95 % confidence interval [CI] = 3.98-9.22), male gender (OR = 1.76, 95 % CI = 1.41-2.18, p < 0.00001), [3][4][5][6][7][8] systemic arterial hypertension (OR = 2.72, 95 % CI = 1.60-4.64, p = 0.0002), diabetes mellitus (OR = 3.68, 95 % CI = 2.68-5.03, p < 0.00001), cardiovascular diseases (OR = 5.19, 95 % CI = 3.25-8.29, p < 0.00001) and respiratory diseases (OR = 5.15, 95 % CI = 2.51-10.57, p < 0.00001); 9,10 obesity increases the probability of requiring admission to an intensive care unit (OR = 3.6, 95 CI % = 2.5-5.3, p < 0.0001) and of death (OR = 5.1, 95 % CI = 2.3-11.1, p < 0.001). 11,12 All these factors, which are common in Mexico, 13 have increased the demand for hospital care, which is why quick and inexpensive strategies are required to early classify patients at higher risk of death. There are biomarkers to predict COVID-19 severity.…”