Table 1 General characteristics of the population (n = 240939)
Characteristic | Number of cases, (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Men | 140202 (58.2) |
Women | 100728 (41.8) |
Mean age (yr) | 65.5 ± 0.05 |
Age-group | |
<18 y | 18093 (7.5) |
18-64 y | 64764 (26.9) |
>64 y | 158082 (65.6) |
Charlson index | |
0 points | 78665 (32.7) |
1-2 points | 100530 (41.7) |
3-4 points | 37901 (15.7) |
>4 points | 23843 (9.9) |
Comorbidities a | |
Cancer (non-metastatic) | 41180 (17.1) |
Chronic heart failure | 34293 (14.2) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 32191 (13.4) |
Chronic renal disease | 32206 (13.4) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 20033 (8.3) |
Cancer (metastatic) | 14313 (5.9) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 9412 (3.9 |
Chronic liver disease | 8449 (3.5) |
Diabetes with complications | 6179 (2.6) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 5143 (2.2) |
AIDS | 2936 (2.1) |
Diagnostic categories | |
Medical | 178619 (74.1) |
Surgical | 62320 (25.9) |
Identified pathogens a | |
Yes | 61944 (25.7) |
Gram-positive | 22889 (37) |
Gram-negative | 37162 (60) |
Anaerobic | 988 (1.6) |
Fungus | 4566 (7.4) |
No. of organ system dysfunctions | |
1 | 128940 (53.5) |
2 | 62874 (26.1) |
≥3 | 49125 (20.4) |
Organ system dysfunction a | |
Respiratory | 121496 (50.5) |
Cardiovascular | 107872 (44.7) |
Renal | 97699 (40.5) |
Hematologic | 28382 (11.8) |
Hepatic | 12586 (5.2) |
Metabolic | 20049 (8.3) |
Neurologic | 26449 (11) |
Mean length of hospital stay (days) | 23 ± 0.06 |
In-hospital deaths | 104461 (43) |