Table 1: Characteristics
and comorbidities of patients with empyema.
|
|
All
(n = 51) |
|
Age, median ± SD (years) |
68 ± 15 |
|
Female
sex, n (%) |
10 (20) |
|
PS,
mean ± SD |
1.5 ± 1.5 |
|
Symptoms |
|
|
Fever, n (%) |
21 (41) |
|
Chest pain, n (%) |
14 (27) |
|
Dyspnea, n (%) |
8 (16) |
|
Cough, n (%) |
3 (5.9) |
|
Comorbidities |
|
|
DM, n (%) |
11 (22) |
|
Dyslipidemia, n (%) |
11 (22) |
|
HT, n (%) |
26 (51) |
|
Neoplasm, n (%) |
8 (16) |
|
CVD, n (%) |
16 (31) |
|
CHF, n (%) |
9 (18) |
|
Liver disease, n (%) |
1 (2.0) |
|
Dental caries, n (%) |
8 (21) |
|
COPD, n (%) |
1 (2.0) |
|
CCI, mean ± SD |
1.4 ± 1.2 |
SD: Standard
Deviation; PS: Performance Status; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; HT: Hypertension; CVD:
Cerebrovascular Disease; CHF: Chronic Heart Failure; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity
Index