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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 175 subjects enrolled in this study

From: Metabolic profiles in community-acquired pneumonia: developing assessment tools for disease severity

Characteristic

Discovery cohort (n = 102)

Validation cohort (n = 73)

NSCAP (n = 38)

SCAP (n = 30)

Controls (n = 34)

p value

NSCAP (n = 32)

SCAP (n = 19)

Controls (n = 22)

p value

Age (years)

56.5 (45.8–64.5)

58 (43–82.3)

57 (46.3–62.5)

0.647

28 (23.3–43)

64 (54–74)

40.5 (30.8–49.3)

< 0.001

Sex, male

23 (60.5)

23 (76.7)

21 (61.8)

0.319

16 (50.0)

15 (78.9)

12 (54.5)

0.112

Smoking history

7 (18.4)

2 (6.7)

8 (23.5)

0.209

2 (6.3)

3 (15.8)

4 (18.2)

0.354

Underlying diseases

 Respiratory diseases

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

1 (2.9)

1.000

0 (0)

4 (21.1)

0 (0)

0.004

 Cardiovascular diseases

3 (7.9)

6 (20.0)

9 (26.5)

0.122

0 (0)

5 (26.3)

1 (4.5)

0.002

 Liver diseases

1 (2.6)

2 (6.7)

1 (2.9)

0.681

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

 Neurological diseases

3 (7.9)

4 (13.3)

2 (5.9)

0.621

0 (0)

3 (15.8)

0 (0)

0.016

 Hyperlipidaemia

1 (2.6)

1 (3.3)

4 (11.8)

0.315

0 (0)

1 (5.3)

0 (0)

0.260

Infected pathogens

 Bacterial

6 (15.8)

10 (33.3)

NA

0.090

9 (28.1)

7 (36.8)

NA

0.547

 Viral

3 (7.9)

7 (23.3)

NA

0.094

2 (6.3)

3 (15.8)

NA

0.348

 Atypical pathogens

6 (15.8)

2 (6.7)

NA

0.288

11 (34.4)

2 (10.5)

NA

0.096

WBC (×109/L)

7.4 (5.6–10.8)

7.7 (5.1–10.6)

NA

0.946

5.6 (4.4–7.5)

10.7 (7.1–15.6)

NA

0.001

NE%

66.4 (56.0–81.3)

83.5 (78.3–90.4)

NA

< 0.001

67.1 (63.7–77.3)

84.1 (78.8–91.6)

NA

0.002

ESR (mm/h)

47.0 (41.5–51.5)

60.0 (43.0–66.3)

NA

0.082

27.0 (17.5–45.0)

65.0 (35.0–79.0)

NA

0.009

CRP (mg/l)

51.5 (49.0–121.8)

123.0 (83.4–141.0)

NA

0.013

55.3 (22.3–82.0)

111.0 (60.6–196.5)

NA

0.008

PCT (μg/L)

0.2 (0.1–1.3)

0.5 (0.2–3.7)

NA

0.086

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.9 (0.4–3.1)

NA

0.009

PaO2/FiO2

379.5

(306.3–403.5)

197.5

(172.8–252.3)

NA

< 0.001

378.0

(358.0–390.8)

187.0

(153.0–219.0)

NA

< 0.001

CURB-65 score

0 (0-1)

1 (0-2)

NA

< 0.001

0 (0-0)

1 (1–2)

NA

< 0.001

PSI score

59.5 (46.8–76.0)

86.5 (59.3–120.8)

NA

0.001

35.5 (25.0–54.5)

87.0 (60.0–118.0)

NA

< 0.001

APACHE II score

4 (3-6)

11.5 (7-16)

NA

< 0.001

3 (2-5)

10 (6–15)

NA

< 0.001

Drug treatment

 Antibiotics

37 (97.4)

30 (100)

NA

1.000

32 (100)

19 (100)

NA

NA

 Antiviral drugs

2 (5.3)

12 (40.0)

NA

0.001

2 (6.3)

4 (21.1)

NA

0.179

 Corticosteroids

2 (5.3)

7 (23.3)

NA

0.037

1 (3.1)

4 (21.1)

NA

0.058

 Vasopressors

0 (0)

8 (26.7)

NA

0.001

0 (0)

5 (26.3)

NA

0.005

Non-invasive ventilation

0 (0)

16 (53.3)

NA

< 0.001

2 (6.3)

9 (47.4)

NA

< 0.001

Invasive ventilation

0 (0)

11 (36.7)

NA

< 0.001

0 (0)

5 (26.3)

NA

< 0.001

ECMO

0 (0)

1 (3.3)

NA

0.441

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

NA

Sepsis

0 (0)

11 (36.7)

NA

< 0.001

0 (0)

9 (47.4)

NA

< 0.001

Hospital LOS (days)

11.0 (7.8–14.0)

17.5 (12.8–22.0)

NA

< 0.001

11.5 (8.0–13.8)

15.0 (11.0–24.0)

NA

0.005

ICU admission

0 (0)

15 (50)

NA

< 0.001

0 (0)

6 (31.6)

NA

0.002

In-hospital mortality

0 (0)

7 (23.3)

NA

0.002

0 (0)

3 (15.8)

NA

< 0.001

30-day mortality

0 (0)

7 (23.3)

NA

0.002

0 (0)

2 (10.5)

NA

< 0.001

  1. Data presented as number (percentage) or median (interquartile range)
  2. CAP community-acquired pneumonia, NSCAP non-severe CAP, SCAP severe CAP, WBC white blood cell, NE% percentage of neutrophils, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, PaO 2 /FiO 2 ratio of arterial oxygen tension to inspired oxygen fraction, CURB-65 confusion, urea level, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age > 65 years, PSI pneumonia severity index, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, LOS length of stay, ICU intensive care unit, NA not applicable