A Study of Community-Acquired Pneumonias in Elderly Individuals in Bijapur, India

Table 7

Laboratory parameters.

Laboratory parameters	No. of patients	Percentage
Anemia <11 g/dL (13–15 g/dL)	16	32%
Leucocytosis >11,000/cumm (5000–10,0000/cumm)	42	84%
Leucopenia <4,000/cumm	4	8%
Raised ESR >20 mm at 1 hr	38	76%
Age     20 55 90
Men   12 14 19
Women 18 21 23
High RBS >200 mg/dL (90–130 mg/dL)	8	16%
Raised urea >40 mg/dL (20–40 mg/dL)	20	40%
Serum creatinine >1.4 mg/dL (0.6–1.5 mg/dL)	8	16%
Raised bilurubin >1.2 mg/dL (0.2–1 mg/dL)	6	12%
Raised liver enzymes	8	16%
SGPT-9-40 IU/L
SGOT-10-35 IU/L
Hypoalbuminemia (3.5–5.3 g/L)	14	28%
Hyponatremia (135–145 mEq/L)	8	16%
Hypokalemia (3.5–5.0 mEq/L)	2	4%