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.