March 26, 2020

Analysis of Epidemiological and Clinical features in older patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of Wuhan.

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This retrospective study of 788 COVID-19 patients, 136 of whom were older patients (60+ years), from Wuhan describes the specific epidemiological and clinical features of older COVID-19 patients.
• The study finds that these older patients were more likely to: be female gender; have high body temperature; show familiar clustering; have co-existing basic diseases, dyspnea, or lymphocytopenia; develop severe/critical infection type and be admitted to ICU; have higher levels of AST, CK, LDH, CRP; and have lower levels of haemoglobin and albumin when compared to the  younger patients.

Lian et al. (Mar 25, 2020). Analysis of Epidemiological and Clinical features in older patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of Wuhan. Clin Infec Dis. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa242