Total N = 332 | Under 65 N = 250 | Over 65 N = 82 | P value | |
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Symptoms and signs (n, % or mean ± S.D.) | ||||
Fever | 292(88.0%) | 221(88.4%) | 71(86.6%) | 0.661 |
Chills | 170(51.2%) | 131(52.4%) | 39(47.6%) | 0.447 |
Abdominal pain | 144(43.4%) | 105(42.0%) | 39(47.6%) | 0.378 |
Nausea | 77(23.2%) | 50(20.0%) | 27(32.9%) | 0.016 |
Vomit | 50(15.1%) | 30(12.0%) | 20(24.4%) | 0.006 |
Fatigue | 55(16.6%) | 44(17.6%) | 11(13.4%) | 0.376 |
Temperature (°C) | 37.3 ± 1.1 | 37.3 ± 1.1 | 37.1 ± 1.0 | 0.062 |
Respiratory rate | 19.8 ± 1.8 | 19.8 ± 1.8 | 19.5 ± 1.7 | 0.149 |
Heart rate | 85.3 ± 13.3 | 86.1 ± 13.5 | 82.7 ± 12.5 | 0.042 |
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 89.8 ± 25.2 | 88.6 ± 25.5 | 93.6 ± 24.1 | 0.116 |
Laboratory results (mean ± S.D.) | ||||
Leucocytes (× 109/L) | 11.1 ± 5.7 | 10.8 ± 5.0 | 12.2 ± 7.4 | 0.123 |
Neutrophils (×109/L) | 9.0 ± 5.5 | 8.7 ± 4.8 | 10.0 ± 7.1 | 0.136 |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 112.1 ± 19.7 | 112.4 ± 19.8 | 111.1 ± 19.7 | 0.624 |
Platelet count (× 109/L) | 227.6 ± 127.4 | 231.5 ± 133.1 | 215.9 ± 108.4 | 0.342 |
ALT (U/L) | 64.1 ± 103.8 | 62.3 ± 91.3 | 69.8 ± 135.5 | 0.569 |
AST (U/L) | 55.2 ± 139.3 | 50.6 ± 93.8 | 69.2 ± 227.7 | 0.295 |
ALP (U/L) | 195.0 ± 136.2 | 197.2 ± 137.3 | 188.1 ± 133.4 | 0.600 |
GGT (U/L) | 165.0 ± 158.3 | 159.2 ± 148.6 | 182.5 ± 184.3 | 0.248 |
TBIL (μmol/L) | 20.7 ± 25.1 | 21.6 ± 27.8 | 18.1 ± 14.3 | 0.277 |
DBIL (μmol/L) | 11.0 ± 17.4 | 11.7 ± 19.4 | 9.0 ± 8.2 | 0.210 |
ALB (g/L) | 30.6 ± 5.9 | 30.8 ± 5.8 | 29.9 ± 5.9 | 0.200 |
Cr (umol/L) | 65.9 ± 49.8 | 65.4 ± 49.8 | 67.1 ± 50.1 | 0.780 |
BUN (mmol/L) | 5.1 ± 3.0 | 4.9 ± 3.1 | 5.6 ± 2.7 | 0.088 |
PT (s) | 14.6 ± 1.8 | 14.5 ± 1.5 | 15.0 ± 2.5 | 0.127 |
APTT (s) | 38.7 ± 5.7 | 38.6 ± 5.5 | 38.9 ± 6.2 | 0.700 |
INR | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 0.106 |
FIB (g/L) | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 6.1 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.8 | 0.198 |
Imaging findings (n, % or mean ± S.D.) | ||||
Single lesion | 244(73.5%) | 184(73.6%) | 60(73.1%) | 0.939 |
Multiple lesions | 88(26.5%) | 66(26.4%) | 22(26.8%) | |
Maximal diameter of abscess (cm) | 6.6 ± 2.8 | 6.6 ± 2.8 | 6.9 ± 2.8 | 0.406 |
Gas formation | 56(16.9%) | 40(16.0%) | 16(19.5%) | 0.461 |
Abscess location | N = 297 | N = 229 | N = 68 | |
Left lobe | 45(15.2%) | 34(14.9%) | 11(16.2%) | 0.307 |
Right lobe | 211(71.0%) | 167(72.9%) | 44(64.7%) | |
Both-lobes | 41(13.8%) | 28(12.2%) | 13(19.1%) |