Risk factors for mortality in patients over 70 years old with COVID-19 in Wuhan at the early break: retrospective case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elderly patients with COVID-19 were shown to have a high case-fatality rate. We aimed to explore the risk factors associated with death in patients over 70 years old (yr).

Methods

In this retrospective study, we enrolled consecutively hospitalized patients over 70 yr with COVID-19 between January 20 and February 15, 2020 in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical data were collected. Clinical subtypes, including mild, moderate, severe, and critical types, were used to evaluate the severity of disease. Patients were classified into two groups: survivor and non-survivor groups. Clinical data were compared between the two groups. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression methods were used to explore the risk factors.

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SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8366151 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature