Table 1. Geriatric and COVID-19 .
| First Author | Country | Type of study | Sex | Age (years) | Sample size (N) | Most common symptoms | Comorbidities; N (%) | Prognosis |
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HTN: 5 (27.78) DM: 3 (16.67) Cardiac Diseases: 2 (11.1) |
ICU: 4 (22.22) Died: 1 (5.56) Health and discharge: 17 (94.44) |
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| Liu K (14) | China | Retrospective study |
F: 6 (33.3%) M: 12 (66.6%) |
Median: 68 (IQR: 65.25– 69.75) |
18 |
Fever: 14 (77.78) Cough and sputum: 6 (33.33) Chest tightness, Difficulty breathing: 2 (11.11) Fatigue: 2 (11.11) |
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Lin Y (15) |
China |
Retrospective study |
F: 60 (48.4%) M: 64 (51.6%) |
Mean (SD): 64.5 (9.06) |
124 |
Cough: 58 (47) Myalgia: 40 (32) Diarrhea: 19 (15) |
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Wu C (22) |
China |
Retrospective cohort study |
F: 69 (36.7) M: 119 (63.3) |
Mean (SD): 51.9 (14.26) |
188 |
Fever: 174 (92.6) Cough: 157 (83.5) Sputum: 74 (39.4) Chest distress or pain: 63 (33.5) Fatigue Myalgia: 61 (32.5) |
HTN: 38 (20.2) DM: 20 (10.6) |
Discharged: 145 (77.1) ICU: 50 (26.6) |
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Yang X (59) |
China |
Retrospective study |
F: 17 (33) M: 35 (67) |
Mean (SD): 59.7 (13.3) |
52 |
Fever: 51 (98) Cough: 40 (77) Myalgia: 6 (11.5) Headache: 3 (6) |
HTN: 3 (5%) DM: 2 (10) Chronic pulmonary disease: 2 (10) |
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Guan W (60) |
China |
Retrospective study |
F: 22 (32.8) M: 45 (67.2) |
Median: 63 (IQR: 53– 71) |
67 |
Fever: 24 (35.8) Cough: 46 (68.7) Sputum: 20 (29.9) Headache: 8 (11.9) Diarrhea: 4 (6) Fatigue: 22 (32.8) Myalgia: 6 (9) |
HTN: 24 (35.8) DM: 18 (26.9) Chronic pulmonary disease: 7 (10.4) CHD: 6 (9) Cerebrovascular disease: 4 (6) Cancer: 1 (1.5) |
ICU: 55 (82.1) Discharge from hospital: 1 (1.5) Death: 15 (22.4) Recovery: 2 (1.2) Hospitalization: 51 (76.1) |