| |
AsP (n = 16,388)
|
CAP (n = 70,942)
|
p
|
|---|
|
Age (years) †
|
82.7 ± 8.0
|
77.4 ± 9.5
|
<0.001
|
|
40–64
|
426
|
(2.6)
|
7,318
|
(10.3)
| |
|
65–74
|
1,851
|
(11.3)
|
16,562
|
(23.3)
| |
|
75–84
|
6,935
|
(42.3)
|
30,759
|
(43.4)
| |
|
≥85
|
7,176
|
(43.8)
|
16,303
|
(23.0)
| |
|
Sex
| | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Male
|
13,328
|
(81.3)
|
58,815
|
(82.9)
| |
|
Female
|
3060
|
(18.7)
|
12,127
|
(17.1)
| |
|
Body mass index (kg/m2)†
|
18.5 ± 3.6
|
19.9 ± 3.8
|
<0.001
|
|
<18.5
|
7,196
|
(54.9)
|
23,835
|
(39.0)
| |
|
18.5–24.9
|
5,338
|
(40.7)
|
31,964
|
(52.3)
| |
|
25.0–29.9
|
512
|
(3.9)
|
4,684
|
(7.7)
| |
|
>30
|
58
|
(0.4)
|
631
|
(1.0)
| |
|
Dyspnea scale
| | | | |
<0.001
|
|
I
|
562
|
(3.8)
|
6159
|
(9.4)
| |
|
II
|
966
|
(6.5)
|
8,991
|
(13.7)
| |
|
III
|
1,239
|
(8.4)
|
9,001
|
(13.7)
| |
|
IV
|
2,509
|
(16.9)
|
16,277
|
(24.8)
| |
|
V
|
4,284
|
(28.9)
|
16,885
|
(25.7)
| |
|
Unspecified
|
5,273
|
(35.5)
|
8,348
|
(12.7)
| |
|
Level of consciousness
| | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Alert
|
10,233
|
(62.5)
|
60,993
|
(86.0)
| |
|
Dull
|
4,048
|
(24.7)
|
7,220
|
(10.2)
| |
|
Somnolence
|
1,379
|
(8.4)
|
1,610
|
(2.3)
| |
|
Coma
|
724
|
(4.4)
|
1,116
|
(1.6)
| |
|
ADL level
| | | | |
<0.001
|
|
20
|
1,633
|
(11.2)
|
23,281
|
(37.8)
| |
|
15–19
|
1,124
|
(7.7)
|
8,462
|
(13.7)
| |
|
10–14
|
1,614
|
(11.1)
|
9,887
|
(16.0)
| |
|
5–9
|
1,590
|
(10.9)
|
6,113
|
(9.9)
| |
|
0–4
|
8,598
|
(59.1)
|
13,927
|
(22.6)
| |
|
A-DROP score ‡
|
2 [2, 3]
|
2 [1–3]
|
<0.001
|
|
Mild
|
175
|
(1.9)
|
4,293
|
(8.8)
| |
|
Moderate
|
4,833
|
(53.7)
|
31,067
|
(63.6)
| |
|
Severe
|
2,352
|
(26.1)
|
9,630
|
(19.7)
| |
|
Extremely severe
|
1,641
|
(18.2)
|
3,868
|
(7.9)
| |
- Data are expressed as numbers (%), unless otherwise indicated; † data are expressed as averages ± standard deviation; ‡ data are expressed as medians [interquartile range]. Abbreviations:AsP aspiration pneumonia, CAP community-acquired pneumonia, ADL activities of daily life
