Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population (132 patients).
| Character | |
| Age, median (range) | 62 (18–93 years) |
| Gender (female/male) | 62/70 |
| Causative organism | |
| S. aureus | 32 (24%) |
| Str. pneumoniae | 37 (28%) |
| B- hemolytic streptococcus | 22 (17%) |
| E. coli | 41 (31%) |
| Focus of infection (one patient may have several focuses) | |
| Lung | 33 (25%) |
| Skin | 33 (25%) |
| Urinary | 29 (22%) |
| Osteomyelitis/spondylitis | 13 (10%) |
| Other or unknown focus | 41 (31%) |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (range)a | 26 (15–39) |
| Diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2) | 33 (25%) |
| Current smokingb | 33 (28%) |
| Alcohol abuse | 21 (16%) |
| Cancer (solid or hematological) | 23 (17%) |
| At least one chronic disease | 107 (81%) |
| McCabe class II or IIIc | 22 (17%) |
| Cardiac diseased | 41 (31%) |
| SOFA score, median (quartiles)e | 2 (1–6) |
| ICU treamentf | 42 (32%) |
| Died (d-30 case fatality) | 18 (14%) |
a
BMI data available on 101 patients,
b
smoking data available on 120 patients,
c
rapidly or ultimately fatal disease,
d
valvular, coronary artery disease, heart failure or cardiac myopathy,
e
sequential organ failure assessment,
f
intensive care unit.