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Table 2 Distribution of hospitalization episodes due to CAP as the main diagnosis (n = 548,699) and percentage of in-hospital mortality, according to sociodemographic and clinical variables, between 2000 and 2014

From: Factors associated with in-hospital mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal: 2000–2014

 

CAP hospital admission

In-hospital mortality

% distribution (n) or Mean (± SD) / median

% of Death (n) or Mean (± SD) / median

p-value *

Age (years)

65.9 (27.0) / 76

80.2 (12.0)/82

< 0.001

Age Group (years)

  

< 0.001

 0–24

12.5 (68486)

0.7% (502)

 

 25–44

5.3 (28962)

4.9% (1411)

 

 45–64

12.4 (67870)

9.7% (6568)

 

 65–74

15.8 (86576)

15.8% (13649)

 

 75–84

30.4 (167038)

23.1% (38568)

 

  ≥ 85

23.7 (129762)

31.6% (41042)

 

Sex

  

< 0.001

 Male

55.1 (302219)

18.9% (57136)

 

 Female

44.9 (246479)

18.1% (44604)

 

Unemployment ratea (%)

10.6 (4.7)/10.4

10.8 (4.6)/10.7

< 0.001

Year of admission

  

< 0.001

 2000–2004

27.7 (152069)

16.0% (24342)

 

 2005–2009

33.5 (183659)

18.7% (34359)

 

 2010–2014

38.8 (212971)

20.2% (43039)

 

Length of stay (days)

10.6 (11,6)/8

10.0 (15.68)/6

< 0.001

Performed procedures (n)

7.9 (3,7)/8

8.5 (4.01)/8

< 0.001

  1. Legend: * - Mann-Whitney test for numerical variables and Chi-square independence test for categorical variables; a - Number of unemployment persons per 100 active persons registered in the civil parish of origin of the user, according to census information chronologically closer to the episode (2001 Census and 2011 Census) [19, 20]