Table 2 |
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| Selected characteristics of 3186 patients admitted to the emergency department for community acquired pneumonia | |
| Characteristic | Baseline N = 3186 |
| Mean ± SD or No. (%) | |
| Age, yr. | 51 ± 20 |
| Age, yr. | |
| <65 | 2278 (72 %) |
| ≥65 | 908 (29 %) |
| Male | 1694 (53 %) |
| Nursing Home | 134 (4 %) |
| PSI continuous | 55 ± 29 |
| PSI Risk Class | |
| Class I | 491 (15 %) |
| Class II | 1858 (58 %) |
| Class III | 462 (15 %) |
| Class IV | 324 (10 %) |
| Class V | 51 (2 %) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 232 (7 %) |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 523 (16 %) |
| Malignancy | 168 (5 %) |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 69 (2 %) |
| COPD | 260 (8 %) |
| Functional Status | |
| Independent Mobility | 3024 (95 %) |
| Impaired Mobility | 162 (5 %) |
| Influenza vaccination | 83 (3 %) |
| Pneumococcal vaccination | 79 (2 %) |
| Chest Radiograph Confirmation of Pneumonia | 1683 (53 %) |
PSI = Pneumonia Severity Index; COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Eurich et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:135 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-135
