Risk Factors for Death Among the First 80 543 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cases in China: Relationships Between Age, Underlying Disease, Case Severity, and Region.
Clin Infect Dis
; 74(4): 630-638, 2022 03 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1699192
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Knowledge of COVID-19 epidemiology remains incomplete and crucial questions persist. We aimed to examine risk factors for COVID-19 death.METHODS:
A total of 80 543 COVID-19 cases reported in China, nationwide, through 8 April 2020 were included. Risk factors for death were investigated by Cox proportional hazards regression and stratified analyses.RESULTS:
Overall national case-fatality ratio (CFR) was 5.64%. Risk factors for death were older age (≥80 adjusted hazard ratio, 12.58; 95% confidence interval, 6.78-23.33), presence of underlying disease (1.33; 1.19-1.49), worse case severity (severe 3.86; 3.15-4.73; critical 11.34; 9.22-13.95), and near-epicenter region (Hubei 2.64; 2.11-3.30; Wuhan 6.35; 5.04-8.00). CFR increased from 0.35% (30-39 years) to 18.21% (≥70 years) without underlying disease. Regardless of age, CFR increased from 2.50% for no underlying disease to 7.72% for 1, 13.99% for 2, and 21.99% for ≥3 underlying diseases. CFR increased with worse case severity from 2.80% (mild) to 12.51% (severe) and 48.60% (critical), regardless of region. Compared with other regions, CFR was much higher in Wuhan regardless of case severity (mild 3.83% vs 0.14% in Hubei and 0.03% elsewhere; moderate 4.60% vs 0.21% and 0.06%; severe 15.92% vs 5.84% and 1.86%; and critical 58.57% vs 49.80% and 18.39%).CONCLUSIONS:
Older patients regardless of underlying disease and patients with underlying disease regardless of age were at elevated risk of death. Higher death rates near the outbreak epicenter and during the surge of cases reflect the deleterious effects of allowing health systems to become overwhelmed.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cid
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