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Table 2 Medical history and disease characteristics

From: Current management of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia across Europe: outcomes from REACH

Characteristic

Relevant medical conditions at hospitalization (index visit) (≥5% of analysis population), n (%)

 Any relevant condition

1,598 (78.4)

 Respiratory disease

689 (33.8)

 Diabetes

369 (18.1)

 Congestive heart disease

336 (16.5)

 Cancer/malignancy

237 (11.6)

 Peripheral vascular disease

183 (9.0)

 Renal disease

147 (7.2)

 Other relevant conditions*

684 (33.5)

Medication history in the 3 months prior to hospitalization, n (%)

 Any prior medication

1,143 (56.1)

 Antibiotics/antivirals

395 (19.4)

 Anticoagulants

301 (14.8)

 Immunosuppressants/immunomodulators

151 (7.4)

 NSAIDs

137 (6.7)

 Any other relevant therapies*

379 (18.6)

 Unknown

146 (7.2)

Patient hospitalized for any reason in the 3 months prior to index visit, n (%)

204 (10.0)

Invasive surgical treatment in the 3 months prior to index visit, n (%)

33 (1.6)

Time since previous date of hospitalization, days, mean (SD) [median] (n = 182)

37.7 (24.0) [33.5]

Time since symptom start date to hospitalization (index visit), days, mean (SD) [median] (n = 1,905)

4.9 (9.1) [3.0]

Time since date of hospitalization (index visit) to first diagnosis date, days, mean (SD) [median] (n = 1,948)

0.5 (4.6) [0.0]

  1. * As defined by the investigator.
  2. NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SD: standard deviation.