| |
group A
n=1403 |
group B
n=114 |
p-value |
| Mean age, years |
50.9 ± 16.4 |
56.7 ± 24.8 |
0.05 |
| Male/female, n |
648/755 |
56/58 |
0.54 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
25.3 ± 4.9 |
25.3 ± 5 |
0.61 |
| Initial presentation n (%) |
|
|
|
| Emergency Room |
765 (55) |
39(34) |
0.01 |
| General practitioner |
638 (45) |
75 (65) |
0.01 |
| Body temperature, °C |
37.5 ± 1.1 |
37.7 ± 1.1 |
0.32 |
| Dyspnea, n, (%) |
902 (64.3) |
79 (69.0) |
0.04 |
| Purulent sputum, n (%) |
824 (58.8) |
62 (55.3) |
0.05 |
| Cough, n (%) |
1346 (96) |
106 (93) |
0.54 |
| Pleuritic pain, n (%) |
653 (46.6) |
51 (45.1) |
0.73 |
| Pleuritic effusion, n (%) |
74 (5.3) |
13 (11.9) |
0.2 |
| Respiratory rate/min |
18.6 |
19.5 |
0.045 |
| Confusion, n (%) |
20 (1.4) |
4 (3,5) |
0.045 |
| Blood pressure, mmHg |
|
|
|
| Systolic |
125.7 ± 18.56 |
127.87 ± 21.56 |
0.06 |
| Diastolic |
77.8 ± 10.75 |
76.36 ± 13.56 |
0.12 |
| CRB-65-score (mean value) |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.01 |
| Leucocytes, 1000/µl |
10.0 ± 5.3 |
16.5 ± 9.4 |
<0.001 |
| Thrombocytes, 1000/µl |
294.7 ± 106 |
296.1 ± 120.6 |
0.22 |
| Hemoglobin, g/l |
8.65 ± 0.9 |
8.59 ± 1.09 |
0.01 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/l |
66.2 ± 81.6 |
100.3 ±105.5 |
0.01 |
| Sodium, mmol/l |
138.2 ± 6.2 |
137.17 ± 5.1 |
0.84 |
| Urea, mmol/l |
4.79 ± 2.1 |
5.5 ± 2.8 |
<0.001 |
| Glucose, mmol/l |
4.97 ± 1.77 |
7.07 ± 4.7 |
<0.001 |
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