Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of the 302 patients |
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Characteristic |
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Age, years |
69.6 ± 17.0a |
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Male sex, no. (%) |
187 (61.9) |
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Smoking status |
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Current smoker, no. (%) |
73 (24.2) |
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Pack-years for smokers |
40.1 ± 24.2a |
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Antibiotic pretreatment (%) |
61 (20.2) |
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Coexisting illnesses, no. (%) |
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Coronary artery disease |
97 (32.1) |
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Hypertensive heart disease |
78 (25.8) |
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Congestive heart failure |
16 (5.3) |
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Peripheral vascular disease |
20 (6.6) |
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Cerebrovascular disease |
16 (5.3) |
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Renal dysfunction |
81 (26.8) |
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Liver disease |
31 (10.3) |
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Diabetes mellitus |
61 (20.2) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
76 (25.2) |
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Neoplastic disease |
48 (15.9) |
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History, no. (%) |
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Cough |
270 (89.4) |
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Sputum |
221 (73.2) |
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Dyspnea |
229 (75.8) |
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Examination, no. (%) |
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Rales |
271 (89.7) |
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Laboratory findings |
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CRP (mg/l), median (IQ range) |
129.7 [65–211] |
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Procalcitonin (μg/l), median (IQ range) |
0.5 [0.2–2.2] |
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Leukocyte count (× 109) |
13.6 ± 6.7a |
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proADM (pmol/l), median (IQ range) |
1.1 [0.6–1.9] |
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Radiographic findings, no. (%) |
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Pleural effusion |
37 (12.3) |
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Multilobar CAP |
53 (17.5) |
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PSI points |
99.4 ± 35.3a |
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PSI class, no. (%) |
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I, II and III |
120 (39.7) |
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IV |
130 (43) |
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V |
52 (17) |
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aValues are means ± standard deviation unless stated otherwise. Because of rounding, percentages may not sum to 100. ADM, adrenomedullin; CRP, C-reactive protein; PSI = pneumonia severity index. |
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Christ-Crain et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R96 doi:10.1186/cc4955 |
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