Table 1 Patients characteristics according to bacterial infection diagnosis
Characteristics | Total n = 156 | Acute bacterial infection n = 82 (52.6%) | Non-bacterial inflammation n = 74 (47.4%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (%) | 103 (66) | 55 (67.1) | 48 (64.9) | 0.77 |
Age (SD) | 88.8 (5.6) | 88.7 (5.9) | 89 (5.3) | 0.74 |
ADL (SD) | 3.8 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.2) | 0.96 |
BMI (SD) | 23.3 (5.8) | 23 (6) | 23.7 (5.6) | 0.53 |
Missing values (%) | 27 (17.3) | 16 (19.5) | 11 (14.9) | |
MMSE (SD) | 16.5 (6.8) | 17 (6.6) | 16 (6.9) | 0.47 |
Missing values (%) | 54 (34.6) | 31 (37.8) | 23 (31.1) | |
Charlson comorbidity index (SD) | 4.3 (3.1) | 4.5 (3.1) | 4 (3) | 0.27 |
Severe malnutrition (%) | 84 (53.8) | 46 (56.1) | 38 (51.4) | 0.55 |
Atrial fibrillation, (%) | 54 (34.6) | 31 (37.8) | 23 (31.1) | 0.38 |
Treated hypothyroidism (%) | 10 (13.5) | 4 (4.9) | 14 (9) | 0.06 |
Hip fracture, (%) | 25 (16) | 10 (12.2) | 15 (20.3) | 0.17 |
Number of treatments, (SD) | 7 (3.1) | 7.3 (3.4) | 6.7 (2.8) | 0.23 |
Deceased within 30 days, (%) | 17 (10.9) | 10 (12.2) | 7 (9.5) | 0.584 |