Table 2 Comparison of comorbidities of the patients in studies by Rivers and colleagues [2] and Sprung and colleagues (CORTICUS) [23]
Rivers et al. | Sprung et al. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 263) | (n = 499) | Chi-square test | |
Caucasian (%) | Not reported | 93 | |
Age (years) | 65.7 | 63 | |
Male/Female (%) | 50.6/49.4 | 66.5/33.5 | 0.0000 |
Hypertension (%) | 67.3 | 37.7a | 0.0000 |
Coronary artery disease (%) | 25.0 | 16.9a | 0.0080 |
Congestive heart failure (%) | 33.4 | 6.0a | 0.0000 |
Diabetes (%) | 31.4 | 21.6a | 0.0030 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%) | 15.7 | 11.3a | 0.0900 |
Chronic renal failure (%) | 21.7 | 8.7a | 0.0000 |
Liver disease (%) | 23.3 | 8.1a | 0.0000 |
Neurologic disease (%) | 33.0 | 11.7a | 0.0000 |
Cancer (%) | 11.4 | 16.9a | 0.0580 |
Alcohol use (%) | 38.6 | Not reported |