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Table 1 Demographic characteristics according to clinical outcomes

From: Chronic diseases, chest computed tomography, and laboratory tests as predictors of severe respiratory failure and death in elderly Brazilian patients hospitalized with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

Variables (n, %)

Total

(n = 201)

Mechanical Ventilation

(n = 34)

No Mechanical Ventilation

(n = 167)

p

Death

(n = 16)

No Death

(n = 1850)

p

Age (years) (average ± SD)

74.67 ± 9.44

74.0 ± 10.0

72.4 ± 9.0

0.369

80.6 ± 9.1

72.0 ± 8.9

<.001

Aged ≥80 years

464 (21.9)

9 (26.5)

31 (22.9)

0.652

8 (50)

38(20.5)

0.010

Gender

 Male

127 (63.2)

21 (61.8)

106 (63.5)

0.847

9 (56.2)

118 (63.8)

0.593

 Female

74 (36.8)

13 (38.2)

61 (36,5)

7 (43.8)

67 (36.2)

Race

 Caucasian

187 (93.5)

31 (91.2)

156 (93.4)

0.335

16 (100)

171 (92.9)

1.00

 Afro descendant

7 (3.5)

3 (8.8)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.1)

 Asian

6 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

6 (3.3)

Marital Status

 No information

15 (7.5)

2 (5.9)

13 (7.8)

0.047

0 (0.0)

15 (8.2)

0.226

 Not married

6 (3.0)

3 (8.8)

3 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

6 (3.3)

 Married

146 (73.0)

22 (64.7)

124 (74.7)

12 (75)

134 (72.8)

 Divorced

9 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

9 (5.4)

0 (0.0)

9 (4.9)

 Widower

24 (12.0)

7 (20.6)

17 (10.2)

4 (25)

20 (10.9)

 Education (in years) (average ± SD)

13.67 (±5.52)

12.6 (±5.2)

14.0 (±6.1)

0.198

13.2 (±5.5)

13.9 (±6.0)

0.670

 Current smoking

11 (5.5)

3 (8.8)

8 (4.8)

0.400

2 (12.4)

9 (4.9)

0.212

Chronic Diseases

 Hypertension

128 (63.7)

26 (76.5)

102 (61.1)

0.118

13 (81.2)

115 (62.2)

0.177

 Chronic diseases (≥ 5)

15 (7.5)

3 (8.8)

12 (7.2)

1.0

1 (6.3)

14 (7.6)

1.0

 Diabetes mellitus

81 (40.3)

14 (41.2)

67 (40.1)

1.00

9 (56.2)

72 (38.9)

0.196

 Heart failure

11 (5.5)

2 (5.9)

9 (5.4)

1.00

2 (12.4)

9 (4.9)

0.212

 Previous myocardial infarction

16 (8.0)

4 (11.7)

12 (7.2)

0.482

3 (18.7)

13 (7.0)

0.120

 Atrial fibrillation

20 (10.0)

8 (23.5)

12 (7.2)

0.012

7 (43.7)

13 (7.0)

0.001

 History of Stroke

14 (7.0)

3 (8.8)

11 (6.6)

0.709

2 (12.4)

12 (6.5)

0.608

 COPD

31 (15.4)

6 (17.6)

25 (15.0)

0.794

4 (25)

27 (14.6|)

0.278

 Asthma

14 (7.0)

2 (5.9)

12 (7.2)

1.00

2 (12.4)

12 (6.5)

0.608

 Osteoporosis

40 (19.9)

9 (26.5)

49 (29.3)

0.344

4 (25)

36 (19.5)

0.743

 Fracture in last 20 years

57 (28.4)

12 (35.3)

45 (26.9)

0.403

4 (25)

53 (28.6)

0.788

 Osteoarthritis

57 (28.4)

8 (23.5)

31 (18.6)

0.541

7 (43.7)

50 (27.0)

0.245

 Parkinson disease

9 (4.5)

1 (2.9)

8 (4.8)

0.712

0

9 (4.9)

0.621

 Alzheimer disease

16 (8.0)

1 (2.9)

15 (9.0)

0.318

2 (12.4)

14 (7.6)

0.621

 Chronic kidney disease (non-HD)

8.0 (16)

7 (20.6)

9 (5.4)

0.012

4 (25.0)

12 (6.5)

0.033

 End-Stage Renal Disease (on HD)

5 (2.5)

3 (8.8)

2 (1.2)

0.035

0.00

5 (2.7)

1.00

 Current cancer

15 (7.5)

2 (5.9)

13 (7.8)

0.753

1 (6.2)

14 (7.6)

1.00

 Previous cancer

29 (14.4)

7 (20.6)

22 (13.2)

0.284

5 (31.2)

24 (13.0)

0.060

Lung involvement > = 50%

50 (25.3)

19 (55.9)

31 (18.9)

< 0.001

6 (40)

44 (24)

0.215

  1. Legend: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HD hemodialysis