The Effect of Age on Mortality in Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis With 611,583 Subjects

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 21; no. 7; p. 915
• Main Authors: Bonanad, Clara, García-Blas, Sergio, Tarazona-Santabalbina, Francisco, Sanchis, Juan, Bertomeu-González, Vicente, Fácila, Lorenzo, Ariza, Albert, Núñez, Julio, Cordero, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; COVID-19; Female; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality - trends; New York - epidemiology; Pandemics - statistics & numerical data; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - mortality; Spain - epidemiology; United Kingdom - epidemiology; New York; Italy; United Kingdom; China; Spain; COVID-19; mortality; older adults; coronavirus

Initial data on COVID-19 infection has pointed out a special vulnerability of older adults. We performed a meta-analysis with available national reports on May 7, 2020 from China, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and New York State. Analyses were performed by a random effects model, and sensitivity ana...