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
Death due to COVID-19
Complications
Cardiac injury
Cardiac injury was defined if the serum level of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) was above the 99th percentile upper reference limit
Not present
26
269
Present
39
70
Hazard ratio
1.550 (0.750-3.190)
No
Yes
Multivariate Cox regressions were performed for comorbidities and complications, in which the ??Age?? factor was added to correct the models.
Complications including acute cardiac injury, arrhythmia, acute kidney injury (AKI), ARDS, cardiac insufficiency and bacterial infection were all predictors of death.
Average