Ahmed F Sherief¹, Rana M Taha²*, Hany M Dabbous¹, Maha Elgaafary³, Ahmed T Elganzory¹, Mahmoud M Mahmoud⁴, Amal MI Goda³ and Mohamed M Eltabbakh¹

¹Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
²Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
³Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
⁴Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

*Corresponding Author: Rana M Taha, Lecturer of Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Received: June 08, 2021 ; Published: July 16, 2021

Abstract

The affection of older population was noticed early in COVID-19 pandemic with a less favorable outcome. Differences in mortality and prevalence were observed between countries, which could be explained by various theories. We conducted this study to investigate and compare the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 among elderly with young and middle-aged patients. Descriptive comparative study was conducted on 139 confirmed COVID-19 cases recruited from Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital in Obour City from May 1^st to June 15t^h, 2020. According to age, cases were divided into two groups: the elderly group (≥ 60 years old), with 66 patients, and the middle-aged group (< 60 years old), with 73 patients. The mean age of elderly group was 66 years, while that of young and middle-aged group was 38 years. Besides, the elderly group demonstrated higher CURB65 score than that of young and middle-aged group (P < 0.01). In older patients, development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and septic shock was significantly higher than that of young and middle-aged patients. Furthermore, older patients group exhibited significantly higher mortality than the other group, reaching 13 (19.7%) and 3 (4.1%), respectively. The older population remains the most vulnerable group, suffering from significant morbidity and mortality during COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Older Patients; CURB65; ARDS; Mortality

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Citation

Citation: Rana M Taha., et al. “COVID-19 Infection in Egyptian Older Patients: Does it Differ? ”. Acta Scientific Microbiology 4.8 (2021): 31-37.

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