Table 3 Demographics and characteristics of patients who declined or were recruited

Age (mean [range])

66 [25 – 84]

79 [68 – 87]

70 [52 – 90]

61 [29 – 82]

Gender (M:F)

6 : 7

3 : 2

2 : 4

5 : 3

Smoking status

Not recorded

Ex – 3

Ex – 3

Current – 2

Current – 2

Never – 1

Never – 3

Social history

Live alone – 4

Live alone – 5

Live alone – 3

Live alone – 1

With spouse – 6

With spouse – 2

With spouse – 5

With family – 3

With family – 1

With family – 2

CURB–65 (median [range])

Not recorded

2 [1 – 3]

1 [0 – 2]

Total hospital LOS (mean days [range])

8.33 [1 – 31]

3.4 [1 – 7]

New radiological consolidation

Definite – 5

Definite – 4

Possible – 0

Possible – 2

None – 1

None – 2