Table 2.
Distribution of hospitalization episodes due to CAP as the main diagnosis (n = 548,699) and percentage of in-hospital mortality, according to sociodemographic and clinical variables, between 2000 and 2014
| CAP hospital admission | In-hospital mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % distribution (n) or Mean (± SD) / median | % of Death (n) or Mean (± SD) / median | p-value * | |
| Age (years) | 65.9 (27.0) / 76 | 80.2 (12.0)/82 | < 0.001 |
| Age Group (years) | < 0.001 | ||
| 0–24 | 12.5 (68486) | 0.7% (502) | |
| 25–44 | 5.3 (28962) | 4.9% (1411) | |
| 45–64 | 12.4 (67870) | 9.7% (6568) | |
| 65–74 | 15.8 (86576) | 15.8% (13649) | |
| 75–84 | 30.4 (167038) | 23.1% (38568) | |
| ≥ 85 | 23.7 (129762) | 31.6% (41042) | |
| Sex | < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 55.1 (302219) | 18.9% (57136) | |
| Female | 44.9 (246479) | 18.1% (44604) | |
| Unemployment ratea (%) | 10.6 (4.7)/10.4 | 10.8 (4.6)/10.7 | < 0.001 |
| Year of admission | < 0.001 | ||
| 2000–2004 | 27.7 (152069) | 16.0% (24342) | |
| 2005–2009 | 33.5 (183659) | 18.7% (34359) | |
| 2010–2014 | 38.8 (212971) | 20.2% (43039) | |
| Length of stay (days) | 10.6 (11,6)/8 | 10.0 (15.68)/6 | < 0.001 |
| Performed procedures (n) | 7.9 (3,7)/8 | 8.5 (4.01)/8 | < 0.001 |
Legend: * - Mann-Whitney test for numerical variables and Chi-square independence test for categorical variables; a - Number of unemployment persons per 100 active persons registered in the civil parish of origin of the user, according to census information chronologically closer to the episode (2001 Census and 2011 Census) [19, 20]