CRP and anemia: In line with other publications, advanced age was significantly associated with: leucocytosis, neutrophilia, lymphocytopenia, anemia, a more severe inflammatory syndrome reflected by higher values of CRP, fibrinogen and ferritin, increased levels of D-dimers, as well as impaired renal and hepatic function (based on increased values of BUN, creatinine, AST and PT) (Kennedy et al., 2020).