Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcomes of surviving CAP patients (n = 875)
Characteristics | Value n = 875 |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | 72 (57–82) |
  Age (years) | 511 (58 %) |
  Sex (male) - no. (%) |  |
Past Medical history | 291 (33 %) |
History of chills | 628 (72 %) |
Former or current smoker | 326 (37 %) |
Regular alcohol consumption | Â |
Social situation at home | 580 (66 %) |
Lives independently | 295 (34 %) |
Nursing home resident or living with continuous nursing help at home | Â |
Coexisting illnesses - no. (%) | 143 (16 %) |
  Chronic heart failure | 258 (29 %) |
  Chronic pulmonary disease | 152 (17 %) |
  Diabetes | 107 (12 %) |
  Malignancy |  |
Clinical findings | 64 (7 %) |
  Confusion - no. (%) | 313 (36 %) |
  Respiratory rate > 20 breaths/minute | 24 (3 %) |
  Systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg | 312 (36 %) |
  Heart rate > 100 beats/minute | 328 (37 %) |
  Body temperature > 38.5°C |  |
PSI points | 92 (68–116) |
PSI class- no. (%) | 450 (51 %) |
  I, II, III | 323 (37 %) |
  IV | 102 (12 %) |
  V |  |