Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The main aim of this study was to find the prevalence of mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients and associated risk factors for death.

Methods

Three electronic databases including PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar were searched to identify relevant cohort studies of COVID-19 disease from January 1, 2020, to August 11, 2020. A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled prevalence rate (PR), risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for both effect measures. Cochrane chi-square test statistic Q, [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] tests were used to measure the presence of heterogeneity. Publication bias and sensitivity of the included studies were also tested.

Results

In this meta-analysis, a total of 58 studie

SUBMITTER: Noor FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486583 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature