Admissions included in the study, N |
373 |
485 |
Age at admission, median [IQR] |
72 [57–82] |
73 [57–84] |
Gender (male), N (%) |
209 (56.0) |
224 (46.2) |
Emergency admissions, N (%) |
369 (98.9) |
483 (99.6) |
In-hospital deaths, N (%) |
99 (26.5) |
29 (6.0) |
ICU admissions, N (%) |
36 (9.7) |
25 (5.2) |
CPAP or NIPPV/NIV, N (%) |
29 (7.8) |
13 (2.7) |
Primary composite outcome, N (%) |
135 (36.2) |
62 (12.8) |
Time to start of CPAP or NIPPV/NIV in days, median [IQR] |
2.2 [1.2–3.4] |
2.4 [1.5–3.4] |
Time to admission to ICU in days, median [IQR] |
1.1 [0.6–2.1] |
0.9 [0.2–1.9] |
Time to in-hospital death in days, median [IQR] |
5.5 [3.2–8.5] |
11.3 [7.4–15.9] |