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January 25, 2021Age and AgeingOpen Access

Frailty is associated with in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study

Laura C. Blomaard Carolien M. J. van der Linden Jessica M. van der Bol Steffy W. M. Jansen Harmke A. Polinder‐Bos Hanna C. Willems Jan Festen Dennis G. Barten Anke J. Borgers Jeannet C. Bos Frederiek van den Bos E. Brouwer Floor J A van Deudekom Suzanne C. van Dijk Mariëlle H. Emmelot‐Vonk Raya E.S. Geels Esther M.M. van de Glind Bas de Groot Liesbeth Hempenius Ad Kamper Linda M. Kampschreur Marre M M de Koning Geert Labots Roy Looman Jacinta A. Lucke Huub Maas Francesco Mattace‐Raso Rachida el Moussaoui Barbara C. Van Munster Cees van Nieuwkoop Leanne L. E. Oosterwijk M. Regtuijt Sarah HM Robben Rikje Ruiter Aisha M Salarbaks Henrike J. Schouten Orla M Smit Rosalinde A. L. Smits Petra E. Spies Ralph Vreeswijk Oscar J. de Vries Marjolein A. Wijngaarden Caroline E. Wyers Simon P. Mooijaart

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Abstract

The in-hospital mortality of older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands was 38%. Frailty was independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, even though COVID-19 patients with frailty presented earlier to the hospital with less severe symptoms.

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