| |
Total (n=757) |
< 85 years (n=618) |
≥ 85 years (n=139) |
P |
| Department of admission |
|
|
|
|
| PNE |
527(70%) |
445(72.2%) |
82(59.9%) |
0.003 |
| IM |
218(29%) |
163(26.5%) |
55(40.1%) |
|
| Mean stay (SD) |
12.3(9.12) |
12.4(9.5) |
11.6(7.1) |
NS |
| ICU |
27(3.6%) |
26(4.2%) |
1(0.7%) |
0.045 |
| Season |
|
|
|
NS |
| Spring |
199(26.3%) |
158(25.6%) |
41(29.5%) |
|
| Summer |
116(15.3%) |
94(15.2%) |
22(23%) |
|
| Fall |
141(18.6%) |
109(17.6%) |
32(23%) |
|
| Winter |
301(39.8%) |
257(41.6%) |
44(31.7%) |
|
| Reason for consultation |
|
|
|
0.015 |
| Dyspnea |
642(84.8%) |
530(85.9%) |
112(80.6%) |
|
| Temperature |
31(4.1%) |
28(4.5%) |
3(2.2%) |
|
| Coughing |
13(1.7%) |
12(1.9%) |
1(0.7%) |
|
| Symptoms |
|
|
|
|
| Dyspnea |
712(94,1%) |
585(94,7%) |
127(91,4%) |
NS |
| Coughing |
564(74,5%) |
460(74,4%) |
104(74,8%) |
NS |
| Increased sputum amount |
452(59,7%) |
368(59,5%) |
84(60,4%) |
NS |
| Sputum purulence |
261(34,5%) |
215(34,8%) |
46(33,1%) |
NS |
| Temperature |
231(30,5%) |
194(31,4%) |
37(26,6%) |
NS |
| Hemoptysis |
36(4,8%) |
29(4,7%) |
7(5%) |
NS |
| Exacerbation (Anthonisen) |
|
|
|
NS |
| Type 1 |
245(32.4%) |
200(32.4%) |
45(32.4%) |
|
| Type 2 |
206(27.2%) |
169(27.3%) |
37(26.6%) |
|
| Type 3 |
278(36.7%) |
230(37.2%) |
48(34.5%) |
|
| Vital signs (SD) |
|
|
|
|
| T (C) |
36.9(0.94) |
36.9(0.96) |
36.8(0.85) |
NS |
| Respiratory rate |
23(6.4) |
23(6.5) |
20(5) |
0.018 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
131(24.1) |
131(24) |
132(24.3) |
NS |
| DBP (mmHg) |
74(13.5) |
74.7(13.4) |
70.7(13.2) |
0.001 |
| Laboratory data (SD) |
|
|
|
|
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
13.5(2.2) |
13.6(2.2) |
13.1(1.9) |
0.015 |
| Hematocrit (%) |
40 (6.7) |
40.2(6.8) |
39.2(5.8) |
NS |
| Leukocytes (106/L) |
12 160(9424.3) |
11 993(9273) |
12 880(10 068) |
NS |
| Platelets (106/L) |
249 514(104 336) |
249 243(107 745) |
250 717(87 944) |
NS |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) |
454(152.7) |
450(159) |
468(127) |
NS |
| Glycemia (mg/dl) |
143(67.7) |
142(68) |
143(62) |
NS |
| Urea (mg/dl) |
68.4(38) |
56.5(31.2) |
77.2(44.5) |
< 0.0001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
1.15(0.7) |
1.14(0.7) |
1.4(0.7) |
0.001 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) |
58(19.1) |
59(20.2) |
55(13) |
0.049 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) |
47.7(15.3) |
46.9(15.8) |
45.6(12.7) |
NS |
| Early readmission |
44(5.8%) |
34(5.6%) |
10(7.4%) |
NS |
| Hospital mortality |
36(4.8%) |
25(4%) |
11(7.9%) |
0.053 |
|
