Prognostic Value of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the 160 patients with CAP on admission.

Parameters	Values		value
	Survivors ()	Nonsurvivors ()
Age (years)^a	54 (35-67)	69 (56-77)	0.010
^b	44 (29.9%)	7 (53.8%)	0.117
Males^b	98 (66.7%)	7 (53.8%)	0.372
Comorbidities^b
Chronic heart failure	14 (9.5%)	2 (15.4%)	0.646
Diabetes mellitus	31 (21.1%)	4 (3.1%)	0.484
Cerebrovascular disease	28 (19.0%)	2 (15.4%)	0.999
Chronic liver disease	5 (3.4%)	2 (15.4%)	0.102
COPD	41 (27.9%)	7 (53.8%)	0.062
Active smokers^b	78 (53.1%)	4 (30.8%)	0.153
Antibiotic pretreatment^b	62 (42.2%)	2 (15.4%)	0.077
Laboratory results^a
WBC (×109/L)	8.4 (5.7-13.2)	12.7 (7.2-18.1)	0.074
CRP (mg/L)	76.0 (19.7-137.8)	95.0 (11.5-170.4)	0.694
PCT (μg/L)	0.3 (0.1-2.2)	2.9 (0.3-9.4)	0.012
Interleukin-6 (pg/mL)	53.5 (18.4-98.1)	162.8 (101.3-735.8)	<0.001
Chest X-ray^b
Bilateral lung infection	87 (59.2%)	12 (92.3%)	0.018
Pleural effusion	21 (14.3%)	4 (30.8%)	0.124
CURB-65 score^a	1 (0-2)	2 (2-3)	<0.001
PSI^a	66 (44-95)	133 (118-148)	<0.001
APACHE II^a	7 (4-11)	16 (14-19)	<0.001
Pathogen established^b
Bacteria	38 (25.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0.999
Virus	16 (10.9%)	0	0.366
Atypical pathogen	15 (10.2%)	0	0.613
Mixed pathogen	12 (8.2%)	0	0.601
Unknown	66 (44.9%)	10 (76.9%)	0.040

Abbreviations: APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; CAP: community-acquired pneumonia; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; CURB-65: confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and years old; PCT: procalcitonin; PSI: pneumonia severity index; WBC: white blood cell. ^aValues are shown as a median (interquartile range). ^bThese parameters are shown as numbers (percentage).