Table 3 Comparison of subjects “pre-treated” with antibiotics prior to admission against those not “pre-treated”
Not pre-treated with antibiotics pre-admission (n = 4973) | Pre-treated with antibiotics pre-admission (n = 1059) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 72.41 (16.71) | 72.13 (15.88) | 0.61 |
Gender | |||
Female | 2484 (49.9%) | 564 (53.3%) | 0.051 |
Male | 2498 (50.1%) | 495 (46.7%) | |
In-hospital Mortality | 658 (13) | 197 (19) | < 0.001 |
Length Of Stay (LOS) | 5 (2–11) | 5 (3–11) | 0.15 |
Admission CURB-65 score (n = 3993; 2355 cases not documented) | CURB 0:463 (14%) | CURB 0: 84 (14%) | 0.72 |
CURB 1: 780 (23%) | CURB 1: 126 (21%) | ||
CURB 2: 1073(32%) | CURB 2: 196 (32%) | ||
CURB 3: 830 (25%) | CURB 3: 162 (27%) | ||
CURB 4: 211(6%) | CURB 4: 33 (5%) | ||
CURB 5: 29 (1%) | CURB 5: 6 (1%) | ||
Charlson Co-morbidity Index | 4 (3–16) | 7 (3–17) | 0.001 |
History of MI | 489 (9.8) | 109 (10.3) | 0.65 |
History of CVA | 248 (5) | 63 (5.9) | 0.20 |
History of CCF | 792 (15.1) | 197 (18.6) | 0.005 |
History of Pulmonary Disease | 2314 (46.5) | 498 (47) | 0.78 |
History of Renal Disease | 709 (14.3) | 190 (17.9) | 0.002 |
History of Diabetes Mellitus | 922 (18.5) | 183 (17.3) | 0.34 |
History of Diabetes Mellitus with complications | 54 (1.1) | 11 (1) | 0.89 |
History of Dementia | 578 (11.6) | 144 (13.6) | 0.07 |
History of Paraplegia | 93 (1.9) | 25 (2.4) | 0.30 |
History of Liver Disease | 49 (1) | 4 (0.4) | 0.054 |
History of Severe Liver Disease | 20 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 0.57 |
History of Cancer | 633 (12.7) | 133 (12.6) | 0.88 |
History of Metastatic Cancer | 224 (4.5) | 48 (4.5) | 0.97 |