| |
ICU need (n %) |
|
Present n=21
n(%) Mean ± SD
Median (Min-Max) |
Absent n=195
n(%) Mean ± SD
Median (Min-Max) |
p |
CURB-65=2
CURB-65>2 |
1 (0.46)
20 (9.26) |
176 (81.48)
19 (8.80) |
<0.0001b |
PSI=3
PSI>3 |
0 (0)
21 (9.72) |
167 (77.31)
28 (12.96) |
<0.0001b |
Age (years)
<65
≥65 |
5 (2.31)
16 (7.41) |
65 (30.09)
130 (60.19) |
0.376a
|
Gender
Male
Female |
15 (6.94)
6 (2.78) |
102 (47.22)
93 (43.06) |
0.095a
|
| BUN (mg/dl) |
23.08 ± 13.5
19.65(7.63-56.51) |
19.11 ± 10.85
15.96(4.68-76.48) |
0.198 d
|
| Albumin (g/dl) |
3.24 ± 0.49
3.23(2.43-4.25) |
3.66 ± 0.52
3.61(2.25-5.07) |
<0.0001c |
| BUN/Alb |
7.13 ± 4.3
5.26(2.68-18.65) |
5.35 ± 3.45
4.19(1.57-25.66) |
0.029 d |
ICU: Intensive care unit, CURB-65: Confusion, urea nitrogen, respiratory rate, blood
pressure, ≥65 years, PSI: Pneumonia severity index, SD: Standard deviation, BUN:
Blood urea nitrogen, BUN/Alb: Blood urea nitrogen/ albumin, a: p value was based
on Chi-Square test, b: p value was based on Fisher’s Exact Test, c: p value was
based on Student’s t-test, d: p value was based on Mann Whitney U test. |
