Table 1.
Demographics
| CHF | ||||
| Total n=174 | Negative n=87 | Positive n=87 | P values | |
| Age, mean±SD | 72.80±14.26 | 72.61±13.91 | 73.00±14.68 | 0.663 |
| Gender, male | 105 (60.3) | 50 (57.5) | 55 (63.2) | 0.438 |
| Diagnosis | 0.760 | |||
| Sepsis | 98 (56.3) | 50 (57.5) | 48 (55.2) | |
| Severe/shock | 76 (43.7) | 37 (42.5) | 39 (44.8) | |
| Hypertension, yes | 126 (72.4) | 56 (64.4) | 70 (80.5) | 0.018 |
| Diabetes mellitus, yes | 78 (44.8) | 34 (39.1) | 44 (50.6) | 0.127 |
| Dyslipidaemia, yes | 49 (28.2) | 17 (19.5) | 32 (36.8) | 0.011 |
| CAD, yes | 95 (54.6) | 29 (33.3) | 66 (75.9) | <0.001 |
| COPD/emphysema, yes | 24 (13.8) | 11 (12.6) | 13 (14.9) | 0.660 |
| CKD no HD, yes | 40 (23.0) | 10 (11.5) | 30 (34.5) | <0.001 |
| CKD on HD, yes | 16 (9.2) | 9 (10.3) | 7 (8.0) | 0.600 |
| Smoker, yes | 50 (28.7) | 23 (26.4) | 27 (31.0) | 0.503 |
| Atrial fibrillation, yes | 44 (25.3) | 15 (17.2) | 29 (33.3) | 0.015 |
| Bacteraemic, yes | 66 (39.1%) | 39 (46.4) | 27 (31.8) | 0.051 |
| Site of infection | ||||
| Lung | 71 (40.8) | 33 (37.9) | 38 (43.7) | 0.441 |
| Gastrointestinal | 16 (9.2) | 12 (13.8) | 4 (4.6) | 0.036 |
| Urine | 61 (35.1) | 32 (36.8) | 29 (33.3) | 0.634 |
| Skin | 14 (8.0) | 4 (4.6) | 10 (11.5) | 0.094 |
| Blood | 4 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | 1.000 |
| Gall bladder | 8 (4.6) | 4 (4.6) | 4 (4.6) | 1.000 |
| Intravascular catheter | 2 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.497 |
| Others* | 12 (6.9) | 9 (10.3) | 3 (3.4) | 0.073 |
*Includes bone (one patient), heart (one patients), liver (two patients), kidneys (five patients), brain (one patient), colon (one patient), pacemaker (one patient).
CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, haemodialysis.