Wang (2020)
Coronavirus disease 2019 in elderly patients: Characteristics and prognostic factors based on 4-week follow-up
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32240670
Complications
Acute kidney injury (Present vs. Not present)
COVID-19 (death)
Hazard ratio: 1.160 (0.560-2.410) Adjusted model

China

Retrospective study

Medical records

339

All confirmed cases of COVID-19 over 60 years old admitted from Jan 1 to Feb 6 at isolation ward of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, China which is a designated hospital capable of receiving severe COVID-19 patients.

Of 339 patients identified, the mean age was 71 years, and 173 were female (51%). 60.7% of the patients had comorbidities, while 23.9% had two or more comorbidities.

Median

28 Day


COVID-19 (death)

65

Elderly patients with COVID-19


Complications

Acute kidney injury

-

Not present

48

312

Present

17

28


Hazard ratio

1.160 (0.560-2.410)

No

No

Yes

Age, acute cardiac injury, arrhythmia, AKI, ARDS, cardiac insufficiency, bacterial infection


There might be an error in the number of survivals having AKI and number of non-survivals having AKI in the publication

Average

Yes