Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and results of their comparisons in patients deceased or not by 30-day follow-up
From: Mortality in COVID-19 older patients hospitalized in a geriatric ward: Is obesity protective?
Total population | Deceased by 30-day follow-up | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
(N = 294) (100.0%) | (N = 85) (28.9%) | (N = 209) (71.1%) | ||
Characteristics at admission | ||||
Age, mean [± SD] | 83.4 [± 6.7] | 84.6 [± 7.6] | 83.0 [± 6.3] | .059 |
Women, n (%) | 149 (50.7) | 37 (43.5) | 112 (53.6) | .118 |
Health profile according to ADAa, n (%) | ||||
• Very complex | 137 (46.6) | 54 (63.5) | 83 (39.7) | |
• Complex or robust | 157 (53.4) | 31 (36.5) | 126 (60.3) | < .001 |
Cardiovascular diseases, n (%) | 234 (79.6) | 68 (80.0) | 166 (79.4) | .912 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 229 (77.9) | 68 (80.0) | 161 (77.0) | .578 |
Cognitive impairment, n (%) | 158 (53.7) | 51 (60.0) | 107 (51.2) | .170 |
Chronic respiratory disease, n (%) | 73 (24.8) | 25 (29.4) | 48 (23.0) | .246 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 70 (23.9) | 14 (16.5) | 56 (26.9) | .057 |
Obesityb, n (%) | 63 (21.7) | 11 (13.4) | 52 (24.9) | .033 |
Data from hospital stay | ||||
Abnormal chest X-ray, n (%) | 195 (66.3) | 72 (84.7) | 123 (58.9) | < .001 |
Anorexia, n (%) | 197 (67.0) | 72 (84.7) | 125 (59.8) | < .001 |
Delirium, n (%) | 126 (42.9) | 63 (74.1) | 63 (30.1) | < .001 |
Hypernatremia, n (%) | 56 (19.1) | 34 (40.0) | 22 (10.5) | < .001 |
Procalcitonine positivecn (%) | 119 (40.5) | 52 (61.2) | 19 (9.1) | < .001 |
CRP positivedn (%) | 220 (74.8) | 77 (90.6) | 143 (68.5) | < .001 |
Oxygen therapy, n (%) | 171 (58.2) | 74 (87.1) | 97 (46.4) | < .001 |