Table 7.
Comparisons of Age, Sex, Smoking, Length of Hospital Stay, Vital Signs and Risk Score in Survivors versus Non-survivors
| Survivors | Non-survivors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p* | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 230 | 96.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 0.359 |
| Male | 287 | 95.1 | 15 | 4.9 | |
| Median | IQR (25-75) | Median | IQR (25-75) | p* | |
| Age (years) | 47.00 | 38.00–58.00 | 64.00 | 51.00–76.00 | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 8.00 | 0.00–9.00 | 4.00 | 8.00–17.00 | <0.001 |
| Cigarettes (packs/year) | 20.00 | 15.00–30.00 | 20.00 | 15.00–40.00 | 0.583 |
| Vital Signs | |||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.00 | 110.00–130.00 | 90.00 | 80.00–130.00 | <0.001 |
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 14.00 | 14.00–16.00 | 22.00 | 18.00–24.00 | <0.001 |
| Heart Rate (beats/min) | 88.00 | 88.00–98.00 | 102.00 | 98.00–118.00 | <0.001 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 37.80 | 37.20–38.60 | 38.80 | 38.50–39.00 | <0.001 |
| Risk Score | |||||
| CURB-65 | 0.00 | 0.00–0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00–3.00 | <0.001 |
Note: Data are expressed as numbers (n), percentages (%), or median and interquartile range (IQR). *Intragroup comparisons (survivors vs non-survivors) were made using chi-squared and Mann–Whitney U-tests, as appropriate.
Abbreviations: CURB-65 (new-onset confusion, blood urea nitrogen > 42.8 mg/dL, respiratory rate > 30 breaths/min, blood pressure < 90/60 mmHg, age ≥ 65 years)