Sun (2020)
Risk factors for mortality in 244 older adults with COVID?19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective study
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16533
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.16533
Laboratory Findings
eGFR (1 unit increase (at admission) vs. Not applicable)
COVID-19 (death)
Odds ratio: 1.040 (0.920-1.160) Adjusted model

China

Retrospective observational study

Medical records

244

Patients ? 60 years of age, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 with definite outcomes (discharged or died in hospital) by March 5, 2020, were enrolled.

The diagnosis of all included patients was confirmed according to the Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline for COVID-19 published by the National Health Commission of People’s Republic of China

0


COVID-19 (death)

121

Patients who died of COVID-19 and related complications in the hospital were enrolled as the deceased group, while those who fulfilled the criteria for cure of COVID-19, as per the guideline5 and discharged from hospital, were enrolled as the discharged group


Laboratory Findings

eGFR

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

Not applicable

1 unit increase (at admission)


Odds ratio

1.040 (0.920-1.160)

No

No

Yes

Age (years), Sex , SpO2, Heart rate, Respiratory rate, Consciousness disorders, Hypertension, Previous respiratory diseases, oxygen saturation; white blood cells; lymphocytes; amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; procalcitonin; hs-TnI, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I; alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase, estimated glomerular filtration rate; high-sensitivity C-reactive protein


none

Average

No