Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of study patients according to age.

Characteristics

n = 159 (%)

Age Group

P value

60-64 year

(n = 37)

65-74 year

(n = 58)

75-84 year

(n = 43)

≥ 85 year

(n = 21)

Gender

0.037

Male

71 (44.65%)

18 (48.65%)

33 (56.9%)

13 (30.23%)

7 (33.33%)

Female

88 (55.35%)

19 (51.35%)

25 (43.1%)

30 (69.77%)

14 (66.67%)

Smoking

62 (38.99%)

18 (48.65%)

26 (44.83%)

12 (27.91%)

6 (28.57%)

0.141

Alcoholic

48 (30.19%)

11 (29.73%)

24 (41.38%)

10 (23.26%)

3 (14.29%)

0.073

Comorbidities

COPD

25 (15.72%)

7 (18.92%)

8 (13.79%)

5 (11.63%)

5 (23.81%)

0.566

Heart Failure

28 (17.61%)

10 (27.03%)

5 (8.62%)

9 (20.93%)

4 (19.05%)

0.119

Stroke

17 (10.69%)

4 (10.81%)

9 (15.52%)

3 (6.98%)

1 (4.76%)

0.422

Diabetes

40 (25.16%)

12 (32.43%)

11 (18.97%)

12 (27.91%)

5 (23.81%)

0.661

Liver Disease

6 (3.77%)

4 (10.81%)

1 (1.72%)

1 (2.33%)

0

0.079

Renal Disease

29 (18.24%)

7 (18.92%)

10 (17.24%)

9 (20.93%)

3 (14.29%)

0.923

Malignancy

13 (8.18%)

4 (10.81%)

3 (5.17%)

3 (6.98%)

3 (14.29%)

0.539

p-value < 0.5 - significant