Research Article

Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Occult Pulmonary Infection in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Univariate analysis of the occult pneumonia in the patients with T2DM.

Clinicopathologic characteristicsOP ()NOP () value value

Age (years)65-7011916421.02<0.01
71-8076132
>805428

GenderMale1321750.060.81
Female117149

History of smokingSmoked891001.520.22
Never smoked160224

History of drinkingDrank44393.610.06
Never drank205285

Underlying diseasesHypertension951260.030.86
Coronary heart disease59740.060.81
Senile dementia835124.32<0.01
Hypothyroidism72618.04<0.01

Biochemical indexesWBC (×109/mL)11.58<0.01
PCT (μg/L)17.80<0.01
CRP (mg/L)3.70<0.01
ALB (g/L)1.530.13

Invasive operationHave54750.170.68
Not195249

Prolonged bed restProlonged45660.480.49
Never prolonged204258