Table 2 Pneumonia severity assessed by CURB-65 and PSI score
Pneumonia Severity and Scores | General population N = 1266 (100%) | Cardiovascular events | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes 301 (23.8%) | No 965 (76.2%) | |||
Pleural Effusion | 320 (25.3%) | 94 (31.2%) | 226 (23.4%) | 0.008 |
Multilobar infiltrates | 341 (26.9%) | 86 (28.6%) | 255 (26.4%) | 0.458 |
CURB-65 (mean ± SD) | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 0.0001 |
CURB-65 ≥ 3 | 366 (28.9%) | 114 (37.9%) | 252 (26.1%) | 0.0001 |
PSI (mean ± SD) | 144.7 ± 38.0 | 157.2 ± 34.3 | 140.9 ± 38.3 | 0.0001 |
PSI class I-III (1–90 points) | 108 (8.5%) | 10 (3.5%) | 98 (10.1%) | 0.0001 |
PSI class IV (91–130 points) | 315 (24.9%) | 55 (18.3%) | 260 (26.9%) | 0.0001 |
PSI class V (> 130 points) | 843 (66.6%) | 236 (78.4%) | 607 (62.9%) | 0.0001 |