Table 4.
Clinical Outcomes
| Variable |
Total | Obese | Nonobese | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 589) | (n = 257) | (n = 332) | ||
| Discharge disposition | ||||
| Died during hospitalization | 59 (10) | 27 (10.5) | 32 (9.6) | .728 |
| Home | 287 (48.7) | 130 (50.6) | 157 (47.3) | .428 |
| Skilled nursing/rehabilitation facility | 206 (35) | 85 (33.1) | 121 (36.4) | .395 |
| Hospice | 25 (4.2) | 9 (3.5) | 16 (4.8) | .432 |
| Another hospital | 8 (1.4) | 5 (1.9) | 3 (0.9) | .305 |
| Still admitted | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 1.000 |
| Prison | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 1.000 |
| Treatment failure | 240 (40.7) | 131 (51) | 109 (32.8) | <.001 |
| Readmission in 30 days due to reinfection | 50/240 (20.8) | 27/131 (20.6) | 23/109 (21.1) | .926 |
| Second antibiotic added | 61/240 (25.4) | 36/131 (27.5) | 25/109 (22.9) | .421 |
| Leukocytosis | 181/240 (75.4) | 101/131 (77.1) | 80/109 (73.4) | .507 |
| Fever | 53/240 (22.1) | 25/131 (19.1) | 28/109 (25.7) | .219 |
| 30-day inpatient all-cause mortality | 59/240 (24.6) | 27/131 (20.6) | 32/109 (29.4) | .117 |
| 30-day readmission | ||||
| No readmission | 449 (84.7) | 188 (81.7) | 261 (87) | .095 |
| Readmitted; infection-related | 50 (9.4) | 27 (11.7) | 23 (7.7) | .112 |
| Readmitted; non-infection-related | 31 (5.8) | 15 (6.5) | 16 (5.3) | .563 |
Data are presented as No. (%).