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. 2022 Mar 1;23(2):145–153. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2022.21076

Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics and CCI Scores of the Patients

Variables n(%)
Gender, n (%)
 Women 106 (49.8)
 Men 107 (50.2)
Age category, years, n (%)
 <65 156 (73.2)
 ≥65 57 (26.8)
BMI category, kg/m2, n (%)
 <18 Cachexia 2 (1.3)
 18-25 Normal weight 66 (41.5)
 25-30 Over weight 60 (37.7)
 >30 Obese 24 (15.1)
 >40 Morbid obese 7 (4.4)
Smoking history, n (%)
 Non-smoker 90 (53.3)
 Current smoker 35 (20.7)
 Former smoker 44 (26)
Presence of comorbidity, n (%) 108 (50.7)
Presence of pneumonia, n (%) 141 (66.2)
Respiratory failure, n (%) 32 (15)
Need for ICU, n (%) 5 (2.3)
Mortality, n (%) 6 (2.8)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 Classical CCI Median (25th-75th) 0 (0-1)
 Classical CCI—age Median (25th-75th) 1 (0-4)
 Modified CCI Median (25th-75th) 0 (0-1)
 Modified CCI—age Median (25th-75th) 1 (0-3.5)

BMI, body mass index; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; ICU, intensive care unit; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.