Pulmonary Embolism in Pneumonia: Still a Diagnostic Challenge? Results of a Case-Control Study in 100 Patients
Table 1
Categorisation of patients according to their gender, age, and admission symptoms.
Characteristic
Patient group
Total ()
PE ()
CAP ()
Gender
Male
26 (58%)
26 (58%)
52 (58%)
Female
19 (42%)
19 (42%)
38 (42%)
value (McNemar)
NA1
Age
Mean
66.58
66.22
66.40
Std
17.59
17.41
17.40
Median
71
71
71
Minimum
23
25
23
Maximum
92
99
99
value (-test)
0.381
Fever
Yes
13 (28.89%)
12 (26.67%)
25 (27.78%)
No
32 (71.11%)
33 (73.33%)
65 (72.22%)
-value (McNemar)
0.808
Chest pain
Yes
24 (53.33%)
16 (35.56%)
40 (44.44%)
No
21 (46.67%)
29 (64.44%)
50 (55.56%)
-value (McNemar)
0.032
Other symptoms
Dyspnea
18 (40.00%)
16 (35.56%)
34 (37.78%)
Dyspnea and cough
5 (11.11%)
15 (33.33%)
20 (22.22%)
Hemoptysis
0 (0.00%)
3 (6.67%)
3 (3.33%)
Syncope
6 (13.33%)
3 (6.67%)
9 (10.00%)
No other symptoms
16 (35.56%)
8 (17.78%)
24 (26.67%)
value (Kappa)
0.588
PE: pulmonary embolism; CAP: community acquired pneumonia; : number of patients; Std: standard deviation; NA: not applicable; -test: paired -test; McNemar: McNemar test; Kappa: weighted Kappa coefficient. There are no discordant pairs.
