Variables | Overall 278 (100%) | Survivors 229 (82.4%) | Non survivors 49 (17.6%) | p |
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Age, years, mean (SD) | 63.25 (19.65) | 60.44 (19.81) | 76.41 (12.28) |  < 0.001 |
Males/females, n (%) | 171/107 (61.5/38.5) | 151/78 (65.9/34.1) | 20/29 (40.8/59.2) | 0.001 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 3, (%) | 39.93 | 46.29 | 10.20 |  |
 4–6, (%) | 36.69 | 33.19 | 53.06 |  |
  > 6, (%) | 23.38 | 20.52 | 36.73 |  |
 Mean (SD) | 4.23 (2.95) | 3.85 (2.93) | 6.0 (2.35) |  < 0.001 |
Comorbid condition | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Myocardial infarction history | 5 (1.8) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Peripheral disease | 14 (5.0) | 10 (4.4) | 4 (8.2) |  |
 Cerebro-vascular disease | 110 (39.6) | 88 (38.4) | 22 (44.9) |  |
 Dementia | 23 (8.3) | 9 (3.9) | 14 (28.6) |  |
 Chronic pulmonary disease | 62 (22.3) | 52 (22.7) | 10 (20.4) |  |
 Connective tissue disease | 6 (2.2) | 4 (1.7) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Peptic ulcer disease | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Mild liver disease | 27 (9.7) | 24 (10.5) | 3 (6.1) |  |
 Diabetes without end-organ damage | 63 (22.7) | 52 (22.7) | 11 (22.4) |  |
 Hemiplegia | 5 (1.8) | 3 (1.3) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Moderate or severe renal disease | 49 (17.6) | 38 (16.6) | 11 (22.4) |  |
 Diabetes with end-organ damage | 5 (1.8) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Tumor without metastasis | 26 (9.4) | 17 (7.4) | 9 (18.4) |  |
 Leukemia | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Lymphoma | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Moderate or severe liver disease | 6 (2.2) | 6 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Metastatic solid tumor | 3 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (2.0) |  |
qSOFA, mean (SD) | 1.30 (0.87) | 1.16 (0.87) | 1.96 (0.55) |  < 0.001 |
PCT, ng/dL, mean (SD) | 20.7 (31.1) | 17.4 (28.1) | 36.5 (39.5) |  < 0.001 |
Positive blood culture, n (%) | 137 (49.28) | 113 (49.34) | 24 (49.0) | 0.96 |
Length of stay, mean (SD) | 16.6 (11.6) | 15.1 (10.0) | 16.8 (11.9) | 0.4 |
Infection | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Pneumonia | 91 (32.7) | 70 (30.6) | 21 (42.9) |  |
 Gastrointestinal infection | 50 (18.0) | 40 (17.5) | 10 (20.4) |  |
 Urinary tract infection (UTI) | 39 (14.0) | 35 (15.3) | 4 (8.2) |  |
 Skin and soft tissue infection | 25 (9.0) | 25 (10.9) | 0 ( 0.0) |  |
 Endocarditis | 13 (4.7) | 12 (6.3) | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Central venous catheter infection | 4 (1.4) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Pleuritis | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (4.1) |  |
 Peripherally inserted central catheter infection | 3 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Wound infection | 3 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Abscess | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Meningoencephalitis | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Osteomyelitis | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Unknown | 40 (14.4) | 31 (13.5) | 9 (18.4) |  |