Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 281)
Demographics | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
 < 70 | 126 (45%) |
 ≥ 70 | 155 (55%) |
Sex | |
 Male | 172 (61%) |
 Female | 109 (39%) |
Smoking Hx | |
 Never | 176 (63%) |
 Ex/current | 105 (37%) |
Alcohol excess Hx | |
 No | 254 (90%) |
 Yes | 27 (10%) |
Hypertension | |
 No | 141 (50%) |
 Yes | 140 (50%) |
Heart failure | |
 No | 235 (84%) |
 Yes | 46 (16%) |
T2DM | |
 No | 194 (69%) |
 Yes | 87 (31%) |
COPD | |
 No | 238 (85%) |
 Yes | 43 (15%) |
Chronic renal failure | |
 No | 218 (78%) |
 Yes | 63 (22%) |
Liver disease | |
 No | 254 (90%) |
 Yes | 27 (10%) |
Active cancer | |
 No | 252 (90%) |
 Yes | 29 (10%) |
Frail (CFS > 3) | |
 No | 143 (51%) |
 Yes | 138 (49%) |
BMI (kg/m2, n = 229) | |
 < 25 | 86 (38%) |
 ≥ 25 | 143 (62%) |
MUST (n = 255) | |
 Low | 215 (84%) |
 Medium–high risk | 40 (16%) |
Serum LDH (U/L, n = 264) | |
 Median (IQR) | 218 (165–302) |
 ≤ 240 | 156 (59%) |
 > 240 | 108 (41%) |
Serum CRP (mg/L) | |
 Median (IQR) | 58 (22–127) |
 ≤ 10 | 39 (14%) |
 Nov-80 | 127 (45%) |
 > 80 | 115 (41%) |
Serum albumin (g/L) | |
 Median (IQR) | 32 (29–36) |
 ≥ 35 | 92 (33%) |
 < 35 | 189 (67%) |
Oxygen requirement | |
 No | 203 (72%) |
 Yes | 78 (28%) |
ITU admission | |
 No | 254 (90%) |
 Yes | 27 (10%) |
30-day mortality | |
 No | 206 (73%) |
 Yes | 75 (27%) |