Table 2. COVID-19 related symptoms, biology, treatment, and clinical outcomes of centenarians vs residents aged 65-99 years.
Characteristics | Patient 65 to 99 years old (n=309) | Patient 100 and over (n=12) | p-value | ||
n | % | n | % | ||
Asymptomatic | 61 | 19.7 | 2 | 16.7 | 1.000 |
Symptoms | |||||
Dyspnea | 115 | 37.2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1.000 |
Dry cough | 84 | 27.2 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.526 |
Fever | 131 | 42.4 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.768 |
Hypothermia | 15 | 4.9 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.465 |
Asthenia | 159 | 51.5 | 6 | 50.0 | 1.000 |
Anorexia | 66 | 21.4 | 5 | 41.7 | 0.147 |
Gastrointestinal signs | 56 | 18.1 | 2 | 16.7 | 1.000 |
Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) | 25 | 8.1 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.267 |
Headache | 7 | 2.3 | - | - | |
Myalgia | 9 | 2.9 | - | - | |
Delirium | 42 | 13.6 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.673 |
Worsening of depression | 17 | 5.5 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.032 |
Altered consciousness | 18 | 5.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.525 |
Fall | 26 | 8.4 | - | - | |
Biological characteristics* | |||||
Anemia | 90 | 29.1 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.194 |
Neutropenia | 16a | 6.6 | 1α | 10.0 | 0.508 |
Lymphopenia | 69a | 28.4 | 4α | 40.0 | 0.480 |
Thrombopenia | 21a | 8.6 | 1α | 10.0 | 0.604 |
C-reactive protein>10mg/L | 163b | 71.8 | 7β | 77.8 | 1.000 |
Treatment | |||||
Antibiotics** | 201 | 65.0 | 10 | 83.3 | 0.231 |
Azithromycin | 231 | 74.8 | 10 | 83.3 | 0.737 |
Hydroxychloroquine | 99 | 32.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.113 |
Hydration | 150 | 48.5 | 9 | 75.0 | 0.084 |
Preventive anticoagulation | 85 | 27.5 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.743 |
Oxygen therapy | 116 | 37.5 | 5 | 41.7 | 0.769 |
Drug-drug interactions | 139 | 45.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 1.000 |
Adverse event | 33 | 10.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 1.000 |
Hospitalization | 76 | 24.6 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.306 |
In COVID unit | 74 | 23.9 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.307 |
Home hospitalization | 111 | 35.9 | 4 | 33.3 | 1.000 |
Palliative care | 42 | 13.6 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.77 |
Death | 66 | 21.3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.031 |
Death due to COVID | 45 | 84.9 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.583 |
Place of death | |||||
COVID unit | 27 | 8.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.296 |
Nursing home | 39 | 12.6 | 5 | 41.7 | 0.062 |
*Anemia was defined as hemoglobin level <120 g/L; Neutropenia as neutrophils level <1.5 G/L; Lymphopenia as lymphocytes level <1.0 G/L; Thrombopenia was defined as platelets level < 150 G/L.
**Antibiotics used were penicillin, ceftriaxone, macrolides (other than azithromycin) and tetracycline.
an=66 values were missing; αn=2 values were missing; b 82 missing values; β 3 missing values.