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Table 1 Demographics of elderly patients with bacteraemia admitted to an Internal Medicine Ward.

From: Predictors of in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with bacteraemia admitted to an Internal Medicine ward

  

Age groups

   
 

65-74 yrs

(n = 31)

75-84 yrs

(n = 63)

≥ 85 yrs

(n = 41)

Total

P

Gender: female n (%)

9

(29.0)

30

(47.6)

23

(56.1)

62

(45.9)

0.026

Admitted from: n (%)

         

   Long-term care facility

5

(16.1)

16

(25.4)

19

(46.3)

40

(29.6)

0.004

   Home

26

(83.9)

47

(74.6)

22

(53.7)

95

(70.4)

 

Length hosp.: mediana

15

(9-33)

13

(6-22)

11

(7-26)

12

(7-23)

0.513

H. admission b: n (%)

17

(56.7)

28

(47.5)

20

(50.0)

65

(48.1)

0.625

Bedridden state: n (%)

14

(45.2)

34

(54.0)

33

(80.5)

81

(60.0)

0.002

Comorbidity: n (%)

         

   Cardiovascular disease

3

(9.7)

16

(25.4)

7

(17.1)

26

(19.3)

0.535

   Pulmonary disease

4

(13.9)

8

(12.7)

6

(14.6)

18

(13.3)

0.817

   Liver disease

2

(6.5)

1

(1.6)

1

(2.4)

4

(3.0)

0.367

   Chronic renal disease

6

(19.4)

10

(15.9)

5

(12.2)

21

(15.6)

0.405

   Cerebrovascular disease

11

(35.5)

36

(57.1)

14

(34.1)

61

(45.2)

0.719

   Hypertension

9

(29.0)

21

(33.3)

12

(29.3)

42

(31.1)

0.977

   Diabetes Mellitus

10

(32.3)

19

(30.2)

12

(29.3)

41

(30.4)

0.790

   Dyslipidemia

0

(0.0)

3

(4.8)

5

(12.2)

8

(5.9)

0.028

Source of Infection: n (%)

         

   UTI

12

(38.7)

30

(47.6)

21

(51.2)

63

(46.7)

0.562

   LRI

14

(45.2)

23

(36.5)

13

(31.7)

50

(37.0)

0.500

   Skin ulcer infection

4

(12.9)

8

(12.7)

6

(14.6)

18

(13.3)

0.817

   Bacteraemiac

3

(9.7)

2

(3.2)

2

(4.9)

7

(5.2)

0.415

   Miscellaneous infectionsd

3

(9.7)

2

(3.2)

4

(9.8)

9

(6.7)

0.357

  1. a Length of hospital stay: median (p25-p75)
  2. b Hospital admission in the previous 90 days
  3. c Bacteraemia of unknown source of infection
  4. d Including gastrointestinal, central nervous system, muscle and bone infection
  5. LRI- Lower respiratory infection
  6. UTI- Urinary tract infection
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