Patients studied n | n | (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex: male | 651 | 404 | (62.1) | |
Age (years) | M (range) | 651 | 77 (65-100) | |
High MFI | 651 | 115 | (17.7) | |
Social class | 511 | |||
I | 14 | (2.7) | ||
II | 7 | (1.4) | ||
III | 47 | (9.2) | ||
IVa | 183 | (35.8) | ||
IVb | 74 | (14.5) | ||
V | 186 | (36.4) | ||
Educational level | ≥secondary level | 643 | 101 | (15.7) |
Living alone | 651 | 77 | (11.8) | |
Alcohol consumption | 561 | 51 | (9.1) | |
Smoker or ex-smoker | 648 | 342 | (52.8) | |
Admitting hospital | 651 | |||
1 | 117 | (18.0) | ||
2 | 163 | (25.0) | ||
3 | 233 | (35.8) | ||
4 | 48 | (7.4) | ||
5 | 90 | (13.8) | ||
Underlying diseases | 651 | 460 | (70.7) | |
COPD | 221 | (33.9) | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 130 | (20.0) | ||
Solid or haematologic neoplasia | 96 | (14.8) | ||
Disabling neurological disease | 86 | (13.2) | ||
Heart failure | 64 | (9.8) | ||
Aggressive therapy a | 48 | (7.4) | ||
Liver disease | 21 | (3.2) | ||
Other diseases b | 29 | (4.4) | ||
Pneumonia Severity Index | 589 | |||
Risk class 1 | 2 | (0.3) | ||
Risk class 2 | 39 | (6.6) | ||
Risk class 3 | 173 | (29.4) | ||
Risk class 4 | 286 | (48.6) | ||
Risk class 5 | 89 | (15.1) | ||
Combined antibiotic treatment | 651 | 251 | (38.6) | |
Bacteremic pneumonia | 405 | 55 | (13.6) | |
Empyema | 651 | 17 | (2.6) | |
Pneumonia outcomes | ||||
LOS (days): | M (range) | 651 | 8 (1-95) | |
Mortality in the first 30 days | 651 | 41 | (6.3) | |
Readmission c | 604 | 64 | (10.6) | |
ICU admission | 651 | 51 | (7.8) |