Effects of Comorbidities on the Elderly Patients with COVID-19: Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Patients Infected with COVID-19 from Sichuan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The co-occurrence of chronic diseases in the elderly is a common problem. However, the relationship between comorbidities and the prognosis of elderly patients with COVID-19 was not clear. This study was supposed to describe the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with COVID-19 infection from Sichuan province and the effects of comorbidity.

Design

A retrospective study.

Settings and participants

COVID-19 patients from Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu between December 16, 2019 and February 26, 2020 were included in this study. Patients were divided into elderly group (≥60 years old) and non-elderly group (< 60 years old).

Results

Elderly patients with COVID-19 indicated relatively higher proportion of comorbidities, and the most commo

SUBMITTER: Dai SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7548532 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature