Table 1 Characteristics of the population.
| FACTOR |
CASE FATALITY WITH FACTOR |
CASE FATALITY WITHOUT FACTOR |
RELATIVE RISK (95% CI) | P-VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 6/44 (14%) | 10/35 (29%) | 0.48 (0.19-1.19) | 0.09 | |
|
Charlson ≥ median(4) (Age Adjusted) | 12/45 (27%) | 4/34 (12%) | 2.27 (0.80-6.41) | 0.09 | |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 1/3 (33%) | 15/76 (20%) | 1.69 (0.32-8.91) | NS | |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 1/7 (14%) | 15/72 (21%) | 0.69 (0.11-4.45) | NS | |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 0/1 (0%) | 16/78 (21%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Dementia | 1/4 (25%) | 15/75 (20%) | 1.25 (0.22-7.24) | NS | |
| Diabetes without complications | 0/9 (0%) | 16/70 (23%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Diabetes with complications | 1/10 (10%) | 15/69 (22%) | 0.46 (0.07-3.11) | NS | |
| Paraplegia | 0/1 (0%) | 16/78 (21%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Mild Liver Disease | 3/4 (75%) | 13/75 (17%) | 4.32 (2.04-9.17) | 0.03 | |
| Severe Liver Disease | 2/4 (50%) | 14/75 (19%) | 2.68 (0.90-7.95) | NS | |
| Malignancy | 5/21 (24%) | 11/58 (19%) | 1.25 (0.49-3.19) | NS | |
| Metastatic | 0/1 (0%) | 16/78 (21%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Myocardial Infarction | 1/3 (33%) | 15/76 (20%) | 1.69 (0.32-8.91) | NS | |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 0/1 (0%) | 16/78 (21%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Peptic Ulcer Disease | 0/2 (0%) | 16/77 (21%) | 0.00() | NS | |
| Rheumatologic | 2/4 (50%) | 14/75 (19%) | 2.68 (0.90-7.95) | NS | |
| Renal | 5/19 (26%) | 11/60 (18%) | 1.43 (0.57-3.61) | NS | |
| Dialysis | 2/5 (40%) | 14/74 (19%) | 2.11 (0.65-6.83) | NS |