TY - JOUR
T1 - Centenarians in Colombia
T2 - a population-based cohort study on the impact of COVID-19
AU - Birchenall-Jiménez, Claudia
AU - Amorocho-Barrera, José Emilio
AU - Rodríguez-Ortega, Laura Marcela
AU - Sanchez-Bolaños, Erika
AU - Jimémez-Barbosa, Wilson Giovanni
AU - Riascos-Ochoa, Javier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Objective: This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the centenarian population in Colombia, highlighting their vulnerability through a detailed demographic analysis. Material and method: A retrospective cohort study (March 2020 - December 2022) analysed 1,005 affected centenarians. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and Kaplan‒Meier survival curves were used. Results: Of these, 65.47% were females; the mortality rate was 37.1%, which was higher in males (45.24%). The average time from symptom onset to recovery was 26.56 days, and the average time to mortality was 14.33 days. The Kaplan‒Meier curve showed greater survival in females (p=0.0001); the age-specific curve showed no significant differences (p=0.084). Centenarians were concentrated in municipalities in special categories 1 and 6. Discussion: This study revealed increased mortality among male centenarians, emphasizing the need for extended follow-up due to the prolonged recovery time.
AB - Objective: This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the centenarian population in Colombia, highlighting their vulnerability through a detailed demographic analysis. Material and method: A retrospective cohort study (March 2020 - December 2022) analysed 1,005 affected centenarians. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and Kaplan‒Meier survival curves were used. Results: Of these, 65.47% were females; the mortality rate was 37.1%, which was higher in males (45.24%). The average time from symptom onset to recovery was 26.56 days, and the average time to mortality was 14.33 days. The Kaplan‒Meier curve showed greater survival in females (p=0.0001); the age-specific curve showed no significant differences (p=0.084). Centenarians were concentrated in municipalities in special categories 1 and 6. Discussion: This study revealed increased mortality among male centenarians, emphasizing the need for extended follow-up due to the prolonged recovery time.
KW - Centernarians
KW - Colombia
KW - COVID-19
KW - mortality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214142551&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.22354/24223794.1200
DO - 10.22354/24223794.1200
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85214142551
SN - 0123-9392
VL - 28
SP - 228
EP - 234
JO - Infectio
JF - Infectio
IS - 4
ER -