Exploring the differences in mortality and its associated factors among young-old and old-old COVID-19 patients
This study found for the first time that dyspnea symptoms, acute heart injury, diabetes, and glucocorticoid therapy are unique risk factors related to survival in old-old patients with COVID-19. These factors need more attention when treating old-old patients to prevent poor prognosis.
Authors
- Congcong Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-9756)
- L. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-1925)
- Guobin Song
- Linlin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7399-9887)
- Mengchen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-4143)
- Li Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-8419)
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Hebei General Hospital (CN)
- First Hospital of Shijiazhuang (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1608667
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00