Factors | Elderly patients | Non-elderly patients | p |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 87) | (n = 174) | ||
Age (years); median (range) | 71 (65 - 87) | 48 (18 - 64) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 53 | 128 | 0.046* |
Female | 34 | 46 | |
Underlying condition | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 30 | 38 | 0.036* |
Liver cirrhosis | 3 | 13 | 0.277 |
Alcoholism | 4 | 12 | 0.590 |
End stage renal diseases | 6 | 3 | 0.064 |
Malignancy | 4 | 24a | 0.032* |
Spontaneous | 39 | 52 | 0.019* |
Community-acquired | 44 | 67 | 0.084 |
Clinical presentation | |||
Fever | 75 | 142 | 0.386 |
Altered consciousness | 54 | 86 | 0.065 |
Seizure | 26 | 41 | 0.294 |
Shock | 10 | 17 | 0.671 |
Hydrocephalus | 33 | 66 | 1.000 |
Brain abscess | 7 | 18 | 0.659 |
Liver abscess | 2 | 7 | 0.722 |
Positive blood culture | 18 | 44 | 0.444 |
Leukocytosis | 46 | 117 | 0.030* |
Cerebrospinal fluid, median (IQR) | |||
White cell count (109/L) | 0.32 (0.07, 0.87) | 0.37 (0.08, 2.00) | |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 2.50 (0.77, 4.20) | 2.53 (0.33, 4.13) | |
Protein (g/L) | 1.85 (0.88, 4.11) | 1.93 (0.68, 5.39) | |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 8.25 (4.29, 15.51) | 8.31 (4.41, 16.15) | |
Prognosis | |||
Survived | 53 | 126 | 0.067 |
Expired | 34 | 48 |