The Usefulness of Confusion, Urea, Respiratory Rate, and Shock Index or Adjusted Shock Index Criteria in Predicting Combined Mortality and/or ICU Admission Compared to CURB-65 in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 1

Sample characteristics for selected variables included in CURB-65, CURSI, and CURASI criteria.

Variables	median	(range)/number (%)	mean (±sd)
Age (all)	61	(17–96)	58.8 (±18.752)
Age group
<65 years	51	(53.6%)
≥65 years	44	(46.3%)
Sex
Men	54	(56.8%)
Women	41	(43.1%)
Confusion	27	(28.4%)
Urea	6.65	(1–30.9)	7.9 (±5.111)
Resp. rate	24	(10–40)	24.2 (±6.455)
Blood pressure
Systolic	130	(75–208)	130.8 (±26.995)
Diastolic	74	(40–113)	72.9 (±14.409)
Pulse rate	100	(56–170)	101.86 (±19.38)
Temperature	37.9	(33.4–40)	37.78 (±1.1756)

Data presented as median (range)/mean (±sd) for continuous data or number (%) for categorical data.