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. 2022 Feb 27;14(2):e22653. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22653

Table 3. Complications in COVID-19 patients hospitalized >65 years.

 * Chi-square test was used to calculate statistical significance between the mortality and complications

Complications 65 to 79 years old,  n (%) P-value (95% CI)* ≥80 years old, n (%) P-value (95% CI)*
Type 1 respiratory failure (pO2<60mmHg) 142 (73.6%) 0.379 289 (73.5%) 0.2
Type 2 respiratory failure (pO2<60mmHg, pCO2>45mmHg) 14 (7.3%) 0.372 32 (8.1%) <0.001
Acute kidney failure 68 (35.2%) 0.002 194 (49.4%) <0.001
Venous thromboembolism 0 (0%) 0 1 (0.3%) 0.283
Arterial embolism 2 (1%) 0.476 0 (0%) 0
Liver dysfunction 26 (13.5%) 0.695 59 (15.1%) 0.005