Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | No. of patients (%) N = 103 |
|---|---|
| Demographic features | |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 72 (70) /31(30) |
| Age mean (years ± SD) | 61.6 ± 14.8 |
| Age range (years) | 20-89 |
| Diagnosis | |
| CAP | 81 (78.5) |
| Exacerbation of COPD | 22 (21.5) |
| Underlying conditions | |
| Obesity | 37 (36) |
| Diabetes | 19 (18.5) |
| Heart failure | 14 (13.5) |
| COPD | 34 (33) |
| Chronic alcoholism | 23 (22.5) |
| Smoking | 40 (39) |
| Immune depression | 27 (26) |
| Chest radiography | |
| New infiltrate on chest X-ray | 81 (78.5) |
|
Interstitial opacity Alveolar opacity Interstitial and alveolar opacity |
10 (12,3) 55 (68,0) 16 (19,8) |
|
Clinical feature and outcome Duration of symptoms (mean ± SD) |
4.86 ± 4.9 |
| Simplified index of gravity (IGS II score: mean ± SD) | 40.6 ± 16 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 65 (63) |
| Mortality | 9 (8.5) |
SD: standard deviation; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CAP: Community acquired pneumonia.
IGS II = Indice de gravité simplifié (Simplified gravity score) used in intensive care units was.
adapted from the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) as defined by Le Gall et al. [7].