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Table 1 Patient demographics in the CP and non-CP groups

From: Effects of a clinical pathway on antibiotic use in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multi-site study in China

Items

Total (n = 534)

CP group (n = 354)

Non-CP group (n = 180)

p-valuea

Age (years)

 mean

56.31

55.47

57.96

0.147

 SD

18.79

19.09

18.11

 

Male

 n

257

174

83

0.506

 %

48.13

49.15

46.11

 

Comorbidities

 No comorbidity

  n

206

146

60

 

  %

38.58

41.24

33.33

 

 1 comorbidity

  n

141

87

54

0.176

  %

26.40

24.58

30.00

 

  ≥ 2 comorbidities

  n

187

121

66

 

  %

35.02

34.18

36.67

 

Severe CAP b

 n

53

22

31

<  0.0001

 %

11.45

7.26

19.38

 
  1. aThe t-test was used to compare the age of the inpatients with CAP and Chi-square tests were used to compare the other characteristics between the CP group and the non-CP group;
  2. bCondition severities were not assessed for 71 inpatients
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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