Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics in the case and control groups.
From: Independent risk factors for death in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation in Taiwan
Case (n = 267) | Control (n = 1035) | p values | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 77 (73–85) | 77 (72–84) | 0.3758 |
0–20 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.9830 |
21–40 | 2 (0.8) | 8 (0.8) | |
41–60 | 27 (10.1) | 106 (10.2) | |
61–80 | 118 (44.2) | 470 (45.4) | |
>80 | 120 (44.9) | 451 (43.6) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 130 (48.7) | 512 (49.5) | 0.8203 |
Female | 137 (51.3) | 523 (50.5) | |
Comorbiditiesb | |||
Pneumonia | 181 (67.8) | 218 (21.1) | <0.0001 |
Genitourinary disease | 157 (58.8) | 243 (23.5) | <0.0001 |
Hypertension | 121 (45.3) | 311 (30.0) | <0.0001 |
COPD | 113 (42.3) | 247 (23.9) | <0.0001 |
Septicemia | 98 (36.7) | 65 (6.3) | <0.0001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 76 (28.5) | 144 (13.9) | <0.0001 |
Heart failure | 72 (27.0) | 111 (10.7) | <0.0001 |
Ischemic heart disease | 62 (23.2) | 130 (12.6) | <0.0001 |
Arrhythmia | 57 (21.3) | 82 (7.9) | <0.0001 |
Gastric ulcer | 46 (17.2) | 80 (7.7) | <0.0001 |
Psychiatric disorder | 35 (13.1) | 61 (5.9) | <0.0001 |
GERD | 10 (3.7) | 21 (2.0) | 0.1010 |
Follow-up duration (years) | 2.94 ± 2.58 | 3.02 ± 2.54 | 0.6340 |
