I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


2020 Dec 24


Arch Gerontol Geriatr


94

Predictors for development of critical illness amongst older adults with COVID-19: Beyond age to age-associated factors.

Authors

Lim J P, Low K Y H, Lin N J J, Lim C Z Q, Ong S W X, Tan WYT, Tay W C, Tan H N, Young B E, Lye D C B, Lim W S
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Dec 24; 94:104331.
PMID: 33476755.

Abstract

Older adults with COVID-19 have disproportionately higher rates of severe disease and mortality. It is unclear whether this is attributable to age or attendant age-associated risk factors. This retrospective cohort study aims to characterize hospitalized older adults and examine if comorbidities, frailty and acuity of clinical presentation exert an age-independent effect on COVID-19 severity.