Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics.
| Total (n = 72) | |
|---|---|
| Male | 50 (69.4%) |
| Age | 57.3 ± 19.4 |
| BMI | 24.3 ± 5.5 |
| Smoking history | |
| (current/ex/never) | 8/24/40 |
| Comorbidity | |
| Hypertension | 27 (37.5%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 (15.1%) |
| Asthma | 7 (9.7%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5 (6.9%) |
| Coronary heart disease | 4 (5.6%) |
| Liver disease | 1 (1.4%) |
| Renal disease | 4 (5.6%) |
| Cancer | 1 (1.4%) |
| Number of lobes infiltrated | |
| (5/4/3/2/1/0/NA∗) | 40/9/5/5/6/6/1 |
| Bacterial co-infection | 24 (33.3%) |
| Severity at admission | |
| (mild/moderate/severe) | 46/9/17 |
| MuLBSTA score | 9.4 ± 4.9 |
| Days from onset to admission | 11.4 ± 5.8 |
| Observation period (day) | 11.3 ± 8.4 |
| Death | 3 (4.1%) |
NA; Not Assessed.