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Table 3 Age differences within the COVID-19 group, not adjusted for sex. Analysed with logistic regression

From: Symptoms, symptom relief and support in COVID-19 patients dying in hospitals during the first pandemic wave

Characteristics

Age, years

Number of patients

OR

95% CI

p value

Breathlessness occurrencea

18–64

42/63 (67%)

1.76

.88–3.50

.11

65–74

138/183 (75%)

2.69

1.54–4.71

.001

75–84

379/497 (76%)

2.82

1.72–4.62

<.001

85–94

353/504 (70%)

2.05

1.26–3.34

.004

≥95

41/77 (53%)

Ref

Anxiety occurrencea

18–64

40/54 (74%)

1.60

.75–3.44

.23

65–74

106/148 (72%)

1.41

.79–2.54

.25

75–84

319/456 (70%)

1.30

.79–2.16

.30

85–94

310/453 (68%)

1.21

.73–2.01

.45

≥95

50/78 (64%)

Ref

Delirium occurrencea

18–64

13/48 (27%)

.65

.29–1.46

.30

65–74

53/149 (36%)

.97

.53–1.77

.91

75–84

165/408 (40%)

1.19

.69–2.04

.53

85–94

178/419 (43%)

1.29

.76–2.21

.35

≥95

24/66 (36%)

Ref

Respiratory secretions occurrencea

18–64

22/62 (36%)

.61

.31–1.19

.15

65–74

83/185 (45%)

.90

.53–1.51

.68

75–84

231/511 (45%)

.91

.57–1.45

.69

85–94

256/517 (50%)

1.08

.68–1.72

.74

≥95

39/82 (48%)

Ref

Nausea occurrencea

18–64

6/43 (14%)

1.46

.44–4.88

.54

65–74

19/135 (14%)

1.47

.56–3.90

.43

75–84

39/378 (10%)

1.04

.42–2.56

.94

85–94

30/406 (7%)

.72

.29–1.81

.48

≥95

6/60 (10%)

Ref

Pain occurrencea

18–64

34/64 (53%)

.71

.36–1.38

.31

65–74

112/172 (65%)

1.17

.67–2.03

.59

75–84

296/479 (62%)

1.01

.62–1.65

.97

85–94

296/490 (60%)

.95

.58–1.56

.85

≥95

48/78 (62%)

Ref

Close friend(s) and/or relative(s) present with or without staff at the time of deatha

18–64

20/71 (28%)

1.43

.68–3.01

.35

65–74

71/203 (35%)

1.96

1.07–3.61

.030

75–84

150/537 (28%)

1.41

.80–2.50

.23

85–94

108/529 (20%)

.94

.53–1.67

.82

≥95

17/79 (22%)

Ref

Someone present at the time of deatha

18–64

51/71 (72%)

2.62

1.33–.5.16

.006

65–74

133/203 (66%)

1.95

1.15–3.30

.013

75–84

312/537 (58%)

1.42

.89–2.28

.15

85–94

270/529 (51%)

1.07

.67–1.72

.78

≥95

39/79 (49%)

Ref

Parenteral fluids/nutrition or enteral-tube feeding given during the last 24 hoursa

18–64

37/70 (53%)

3.06

1.55–6.02

.001

65–74

92/200 (46%)

2.32

1.32–4.08

.003

75–84

213/545 (39%)

1.75

1.04–2.94

.034

85–94

171/536 (32%)

1.28

.76–2.15

.36

≥95

22/82 (27%)

Ref

  1. aDon’t know” was an optional answer for the questions on symptom occurrence, and these responses were excluded from the analysis. Therefore, numbers do not sum to group totals