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. 2023 Dec 20;52(2):545–555. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02144-2

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and basic diseases

Subject Cases (%)
Age (year, mean, SD) 64.00 ± 20.00
Male 132 (70.60%)
Comorbidity n (%)
Diabetes 28 (14.98%)
Hypertension 62 (33.16%)
Alzheimer disease 18 (9.63%)
Structural lung diseases 49 (26.20%)
Cardiac disease 19 (10.16%)
Malignancy 22 (11.76%)
Cerebrovascular diseases 47 (25.13%)
Connective tissue disease 9 (4.81%)
Tolerance of endotracheal tube 14 (7.49%)
Long immobilization 16 (8.56%)