|
Median age in years (IQR)
|
67 (54–79)
|
66 (51–78)
|
69 (60–81)
|
NS
|
|
Male
|
144 (60.8%)
|
105/144 (72.9%)
|
39/144 (27.1%)
|
NS
|
|
Female
|
93 (39.2%)
|
77/93 (82.8%)
|
16/93 (17.2%)
|
|
Received level 2 or level 3 care
|
59 (24.8%)
|
34/182 (18.7%)
|
25/55 (45.5%)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Median presenting day of illness (IQR)
|
7 (3–10)
|
7 (3–11)
|
7 (3–10)
|
NS
|
|
Median length of stay in hospital in days (IQR)
|
9 (5–18)
|
8 (4–17)
|
10 (7–20)
|
NS
|
|
Median CRP concentration on days 1–2 of admission
| |
125 mg/L
|
241 mg/L
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Median PCT concentration on days 1–2 of admission
| |
0.13 ng/mL
|
0.245 ng/mL
|
NS
|
|
Bacterial cultures taken once or more times during admission from:
| |
|
Blood—203/237 (86%) patients sampled
|
14/203 (6.9%) positive
|
11 (6.0%)
|
3 (5.5%)
|
NS
|
|
Urine—123/237 (52%) patients sampled
|
21/123 (17.1%)
|
18 (9.9%)
|
3 (5.5%)
|
NS
|
|
Respiratory tract—62/237 (27%) patients sampled
|
24/62 (38.7%)
|
17 (9.3%)
|
7 (12.7%)
|
NS
|
