Table 1.
Baseline Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Adults Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia and Plasma Gelsolin Results (n = 455) |
|---|---|
| Age, median years (interquartile range) | 58 (47, 70) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 231 (50.8) |
| Race and ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 241 (53.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 157 (34.5) |
| Hispanic | 37 (8.1) |
| Other | 20 (4.4) |
| Age groups, years, n (%) | |
| 18–44 | 101 (22.2) |
| 45–64 | 202 (44.4) |
| 65–79 | 92 (20.2) |
| ≥80 | 60 (13.2) |
| Chronic medical conditions, n (%) | |
| Current smoker | 131 (28.8) |
| Asthma | 119 (26.2) |
| Chronic obstructive lung disease | 117 (25.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 111 (24.4) |
| Immunosuppression | 100 (22.0) |
| Cancer | 96 (21.1) |
| Chronic heart failure | 81 (17.8) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 76 (16.7) |
| Chronic liver disease | 26 (5.7) |
| Human immunodeficiency virus infection | 10 (2.2) |
| Pneumonia severity index risk class [38] | |
| I | 81 (17.8) |
| II | 103 (22.6) |
| III | 89 (19.6) |
| IV | 128 (28.1) |
| V | 54 (11.9) |
| Antibiotics before hospital presentation | 97 (21.3) |