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. 2020 Apr 28;15(4):e0232095. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232095

Table 1. Patients characteristics.

Characteristics Total (n = 1800) Patients with ADEs (n = 234) Patients without ADEs (n = 1566) OR 95%CI P
Sex
Male 1054 154 900 1.424 1.068–1.900 0.019
Female 746 80 666
Age (years)
60–74 1326 189 1137 1.585 1.124–2.234 0.009
74- 474 45 429
Intensive care units
Yes 54 13 41 2.188 1.154–4.248 0.017
No 1746 221 1525
Admission in the previous 1-year
Yes 814 165 649 3.379 2.507–4.554 <0.001
No 986 69 917
Allergic history
Yes 193 24 169 0.945 0.601–1.484 0.91
No 1607 210 1397
Surgery performed
Yes 660 32 628 0.237 0.161–0.348 <0.001
No 1140 202 938
Type of admission
Elective 1507 187 1320 0.741 0.524–1.050 0.11
Emergent 293 47 246
Method of admission
Wheel chair, cart or other assistance 340 56 284 1.420 1.024–1.969 0.039
On foot 1460 178 1282
Treatment outcome
Improve or cured 1584 197 1387 0.687 0.468–1.009 0.066
Did not improve or died 216 37 179
Antibacterial use
Yes 577 80 497 1.117 0.836–1.494 0.454
No 1223 154 1069
Chinese patent medicine use
Yes 223 37 186 1.393 0.950–2.044 0.09
No 1577 197 1380