Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bakırkoy District Health Directorate, Turkish Ministry of Health - Istanbul Health Directorate, Istanbul, Turkey.
Biomark Med. 2024;18(10-12):555-565. doi: 10.1080/17520363.2024.2352416. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
To reveal factors affecting 2-year mortality in geriatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Demographic characteristics, clinical and laboratory data, thorax computed tomography (CT) images, second-year survival status, and causes of death were analyzed. The 2-year post-discharge mortality rate of 605 patients was 21.9%. Mean age of patients in the deceased group was 76.8 ± 8.1 years, which was shorter than the life expectancy at birth in Türkiye. Older age (≥85), delirium, some co-morbidities, and atypical thorax CT involvement were associated with a significant increase in 2-year mortality (p < 0.05). This is the first study to evaluate factors associated with 2-year mortality in older COVID-19 patients. Identifying risk factors for long-term mortality in geriatric COVID-19 patients is important.
为了揭示影响因 COVID-19 住院的老年患者 2 年死亡率的因素。分析了人口统计学特征、临床和实验室数据、胸部计算机断层扫描 (CT) 图像、第二年生存状况和死亡原因。605 名患者的 2 年出院后死亡率为 21.9%。死亡组患者的平均年龄为 76.8±8.1 岁，短于土耳其的出生预期寿命。年龄较大（≥85 岁）、谵妄、一些合并症和非典型性胸部 CT 受累与 2 年死亡率显著增加相关（p<0.05）。这是第一项评估与老年 COVID-19 患者 2 年死亡率相关因素的研究。确定老年 COVID-19 患者长期死亡率的危险因素很重要。
