VAP, n = 215 | VAT, n = 99 | No VA-LRTI, n = 745 | p | |
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Male gender | 156 (72.5) | 66 (66.6) | 473 (63.5) | 0.001# |
Age, years | 57 (45–67) | 59 (47–69) | 61 (49–69.8) | 0.041# |
SAPS II | 59 (48–73) | 55 (45–68) | 58.5 (46–71) | 0.126 |
SOFA | 10 (7–12) | 9 (6–11) | 9 (6–12) | 0.091 |
Reason for admission | ||||
Medical vs surgical | 181 (84.2) | 80 (80.8) | 622 (83.5) | 0.742 |
Septic shock | 54 (25.1) | 17 (17.2) | 194 (26) | 0.158 |
Acute respiratory failure | 80 (37.2) | 35 (35.4) | 260 (34,9) | 0.830 |
Neurologic failure | 53 (24.7) | 28 (28.3) | 129 (17.3) | 0.005#* |
Soft tissue infection | 15 (7) | 12 (12.1) | 79 (10.6) | 0.224 |
Cardiac arrest | 22 (10.2) | 10 (10.1) | 88 (11.8) | 0.741 |
Poisoning | 8 (3.7) | 2 (2) | 37 (5) | 0.345 |
Other | 35 (16.3) | 12 (12.1) | 115 (15.4) | 0.624 |
Charlson comorbidity index | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | 4 (2–6) | 0.660 |
Diabetes | 43 (20) | 20 (20.2) | 177 (23.8) | 0.417 |
Chronic renal failure | 17 (7.9) | 13 (13.1) | 75 (10.1) | 0.343 |
Chronic heart failure | 37 (17.2) | 21 (21.2) | 132 (17.7) | 0.665 |
Chronic respiratory failure | 15 (15.9) | 7 (10.9) | 57 (14.7) | 0.885 |
Cirrhosis | 18 (8.4) | 8 (8) | 67 (7.7) | 0.918 |
Immunosuppression | 59 (27.4) | 17 (17.2) | 215 (28.9) | 0.049*¤ |
Obesity | ||||
BMI > 30 | 50 (23.3) | 26 (26.3) | 141 (18.9) | 0.128 |
BMI > 35 | 27 (12.6) | 11 (11.1) | 78 (10.5) | 0.320 |