Table 1. Distribution of patients’ demographic, comorbidity and infection rates.
| Characteristics | All patients | Ex-patients | Alive patients | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 1,153 (100.0) | 797 (69.1) | 356 (30.9) | |
| Male | 667 (57.8) | 462 (58.0) | 205 (57.6) | 0.949 |
| Comorbidity | 938 (81.4) | 684 (85.8) | 254 (71.3) | < 0.001 |
| Congestive haeart failure | 95 (8.2) | 74 (9.3) | 21 (5.9) | 0.063 |
| Hypertension | 604 (52.4) | 440 (55.2) | 164 (46.1) | 0.005 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 423 (36.7) | 320 (40.2) | 103 (28.9) | < 0.001 |
| Dementia | 93 (8.1) | 78 (9.8) | 15 (4.2) | 0.001 |
| Chronic kidney failure | 106 (9.2) | 85 (10.7) | 21 (5.9) | 0.011 |
| Malignancy | 103 (8.9) | 77 (9.7) | 26 (7.3) | 0.219 |
| Chronic anterior circulationdisease | 221 (19.2) | 152 (19.1) | 69 (19.4) | 0.935 |
| Neurological disease | 111 (9.6) | 79 (9.9) | 32 (9.0) | 0.667 |
| Coronary artery disease | 260 (22.5) | 198 (24.8) | 62 (17.4) | 0.018 |
| Infection | 732 (63.5) | 561 (70.4) | 171 (48.0) | < 0.001 |
| Blood | 548 (47.5) | 420 (52.7) | 128 (36.0) | < 0.001 |
| Urine | 317 (27.5) | 239 (30.0) | 78 (21.9) | 0.005 |
| Endotracheal aspirate | 346 (30.0) | 292 (36.6) | 54 (15.2) | < 0.001 |
| Catheter | 112 (9.7) | 83 (10.4) | 29 (8.1) | 0.239 |
| Other growth | 12 (1.0) | 8 (1.0) | 4 (1.1) | 1.000 |
Values are presented as number of patients (%).