Clinical characteristics, comorbidity, and laboratory variables associated with hospitalization and mortality in older people with Covid-19: A systematic review

Authors

  • Matías Castillo Aguilar Universidad de Magallanes, Chile
  • Vania Castillo Aguilar Universidad de Magallanes, Chile
  • Caren Alvarado Aravena Universidad de Magallanes, Chile
  • Rodrigo Yáñez-Yáñez Universidad de Magallanes, Chile
  • Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
  • Igor Cigarroa Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.616.24

Keywords:

COVID-19, 2019-nCoV, ; Elderly, Survival, Mortality, Seniors

Abstract

Objective: To characterize clinical indicators, comorbidity and laboratory variables associated with hospitalization and mortality in older people with COVID 19. Materials and methods: A systematic review was carried out in accordance with the PRISMA statement, in the Medline/Pubmed, Science databases. Direct and WOS, in which specific search strategies were applied to articles and studies that were published from the period of time between January 1, 2020 and November 26, 2020. Results: 28 articles were identified that met the the selection criteria, with a sum of the sample size of the included studies of 581,319 subjects (55.1% women). Of the factors analyzed, optimal functional status, female gender, lymphocyte count, curative use of anticoagulants, and serum albumin levels have been associated with a better clinical prognosis in adults older than 65 years. Conclusions: Clinical characteristics, comorbidity and laboratory variables associated with hospitalization and morbidity were found.

Author Biographies

Matías Castillo Aguilar, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Licenciado en Kinesiología, Carrera de Kinesiología, Departamento de Kinesiología,
Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas (Chile), Chilean Austral Integrative
Neurophysiology Group, CADI-UMAG (Chile). matcasti@umag.cl.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7291-247X

Vania Castillo Aguilar, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Licenciada en Kinesiología, Carrera de Kinesiología, Departamento de Kinesiología,
Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas (Chile). vancasti@umag.cl. Orcid:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4135-4422 

Caren Alvarado Aravena, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Estudiante de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad
de Magallanes, Punta Arenas (Chile), Chilean Austral Integrative Neurophysiology
Group, CADI-UMAG. Chile. caren.ccaa@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1851-2499 

Rodrigo Yáñez-Yáñez, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Magíster en Gerontología Clínica Interdisciplinar, Carrera de kinesiología, Departamento
de kinesiología, Universidad de Magallanes (Chile). rodrigo.yanez@umag.
cl. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-2428

Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú

Doctora en Salud Pública. Profesora Principal, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
(Perú). zoilaeleiton@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-7042

Igor Cigarroa, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile

Doctor en Neurociencia. Académico asociado de la Escuela de kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad
Santo Tomás (Chile). icigarroa@santotomas.cl. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-8787

Published

2022-12-01

How to Cite

Castillo Aguilar, M., Castillo Aguilar, V., Alvarado Aravena, C., Yáñez-Yáñez, R., Leitón-Espinoza, Z. E. ., & Cigarroa, I. (2022). Clinical characteristics, comorbidity, and laboratory variables associated with hospitalization and mortality in older people with Covid-19: A systematic review. Salud Uninorte, 38(3), 837–857. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.616.24

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Revisión Sistemática

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