Exploring the Association of Metabolic Syndrome with In-Hospital Survival of Older Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Beyond Chronological Age

Despite the variability and complexity of geriatric conditions, few COVID-19 reports of clinical characteristic prognostication provide data specific to oldest-old adults (over age 85), and instead generally report broadly as 65 and older. To examine metabolic syndrome criteria in adults across 25 hospitals with variation in chronological age. This cohort study examined 39,564 hospitalizations of patients aged 18 or older with COVID-19 who received inpatient care between March 13, 2020, and February 28, 2022. ICU admission and/or in-hospital mortality. Metabolic syndrome criteria and patient demographics were examined as risk factors. The main outcomes were admission to ICU and hospital mortality. Oldest old patients (≥ 85 years) hospitalized with COVID-19 accounted for 7.0