id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279566-27wmd3g5 Shi, Li Is neutrophilia associated with mortality in COVID‐19 patients? A meta‐analysis and meta‐regression 2020-07-24 .txt text/plain 741 47 48 Considering the inherent differences among studies, we calculated the pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for continuous variables by using random-effects model to evaluate the relationship between changes in neutrophil counts and mortality of COVID-19 patients. Although meta-regression did not identify the sources of heterogeneity, sensitivity analysis indicated that our results were reliable and robust. In conclusion, neutrophilia is a risk factor for mortality of COVID-19 patients, and our results are required to be verified by a study analyzing the adjusted effect estimates in the future. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of older patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China (2019): a single-centered, retrospective study Clinical and laboratory predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19: a cohort study in Wuhan, China Risk factors for mortality in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies ./cache/cord-279566-27wmd3g5.txt ./txt/cord-279566-27wmd3g5.txt