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cord-326023-vwukiwe4	Leung, Char	Risk factors for predicting mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19: a review of clinical data in China	2020-04-27		.txt	text/plain	2686	141	51	Given that single-centre studies are less likely informative as elderly remains a minority in the total Chinese population, the present study reviewed the clinical data of geriatric COVID-19 patients gathered from different sources in the public domain. Given that elderly only accounted for a small proportion of the total Chinese population and that clinical studies based on a single hospital are less likely informative, the present study reviewed the clinical data of geriatric COVID-19 patients gathered from different sources reported by the media and Chinese health authorities. While the lower prevalence of fever in deceased patients was surprising, a study of 913 patients (75% of them aged 65 or above) with bacterial infection found that lower body temperature was associated with increased risk for mortality 14 . A recent study reviewing the clinical features of COVID-19 patients admitted to Hainan General Hospital found significant difference in the prevalence of fever between young and middle-aged, and elderly patients 15 .	./cache/cord-326023-vwukiwe4.txt	./txt/cord-326023-vwukiwe4.txt