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. 2020 Dec 11;13(1):16–26. doi: 10.18632/aging.202139

Table 4. Complications of younger and elderly deceased patients with COVID-19.

Complications Total (n=163) Younger (n=86) Elderly (n=77) P value
ARDS 159 (97.5%) 84 (97.7%) 75 (97.4%) >0.999§
Respiratory failure 121 (74.2%) 66 (76.7%) 55 (71.4%) 0.439‡
Septic shock 56 (34.4%) 25 (29.1%) 31 (40.3%) 0.133‡
Acute cardiac injury 60 (36.8%) 37 (43.0%) 23 (29.9%) 0.082‡
Acute kidney injury 35 (21.5%) 18 (20.9%) 17 (22.1%) 0.859‡
Liver injury 25 (15.3%) 12 (4.0%) 13 (16.9%) 0.604‡
Bacterial infections 24 (14.7%) 13 (15.1%) 11 (14.3%) 0.881‡
Fungal infections 13 (8.0%) 4 (4.7%) 9 (11.7%) 0.098‡

Note: data are presented as n (%). P values are calculated by χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate.

Abbreviations: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.

‡Calculated using the χ2 test.

§Calculated using the Fisher’s exact test.