Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[haxxiy]

SvennoJ said:

Oh, another comforting study
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-linked-to-significant-drop-in-intelligence-research-1.5524877
The study said those who had been placed on a ventilator during the pandemic exhibited the greatest cognitive deficits, so much so that it equated to a seven-point drop in IQ in a classic intelligence test.

If it consoles you, this study is not capable of showing what some people suggested it shows: it is cross-sectional and heavily confounded by pre-existing conditions, e.g. an up to ~ 40-fold (!) difference in lung, liver, kidney conditions, and up to 30-fold difference in ADHD, etc., depending on severity.

The more pre-existing conditions the severer Covid-19. What the study likely shows is that ill have worse cognition, and the more ill people are, the worse they fare on cognitive tests...