TABLE 1 ] .
Baseline Characteristics
| Characteristics | Any Aspiration (n = 212) | No Aspiration (n = 5,372) | P Value |
| Age, median (IQR), y | 59 (43-77) | 57 (43-70) | .05 |
| Male sex, % | 66 | 56 | .0072 |
| Hispanic, % | 8.3 | 10 | .53 |
| White, % | 73 | 61 | .0004 |
| Black, % | 13 | 21 | .004 |
| BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 26 (22-30) | 27 (23-31) | .066 |
| Nursing home | 15 | 5.9 | < .0001 |
| Smoking, % | .58 | ||
| Never | 51 | 50 | |
| Former | 21 | 24 | |
| Current | 28 | 26 | |
| Excessive alcohol | 21 | 8.0 | < .0001 |
| APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 13 (8-19) | 8.0 (5-13) | < .0001 |
| LIPS, median (IQR) | 5.5 (4-7.5) | 2.5 (1.5-4) | < .0001 |
| Modified LIPSa | 3.5 (2-5.5) | 2.5 (1.5-4) | < .0001 |
| GCS | 13 (7-15) | 15 (15-15) | < .0001 |
APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; IQR = interquartile range; LIPS = Lung Injury Prediction Score.
a
LIPS without the numerical contribution from aspiration.