Table 1 Frequency of demographic and clinical features among investigated patients
Variable | No. (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age | 57.0 ± 19.5 |
Gender | |
Male | 109 (50.5) |
Female | 107 (49.5) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 43 (19.9) |
Married | 173 (80.1) |
Educational level | |
Under-diploma | 96 (44.4) |
Diploma | (68 (31.5) |
Bachelor’s degree | 46 (21.3) |
Master’s degree | 6 (2.8) |
Social History | |
non-smoker, non-baker | 116 (53.7) |
Smoker, ex-smoker | 87 (40.3) |
Baker | 13 (6.0) |
Admission ward | |
Emergency | 124 (57.4) |
Internal medicine | 47 (21.8) |
Intensive care unit | 14 (6.5) |
Pulmonary ward | 14 (6.5) |
Other | 17 (7.9) |
Chief complaints | |
Dyspnea | 85 (39.4%) |
Cough and dyspnea | 55 (25.5%) |
Hemoptysis | 22 (10.2%) |
Generalized weakness | 19 (8.8%) |
Loss of consciousness | 16 (7.4%) |
Fever | 10 (4.6%) |
Others | 9 (4.2%) |
Comorbidity(patient’s history) | |
Hypertension | 59 (27.3%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 45 (20.8%) |
Obstructive lung disease | 35 (16.2%) |
Malignancy | 33 (15.3%) |
Ischemic heart disease | 30 (14%) |
Restrictive Lung disease | 4 (1.9%) |
Vital Signs on admission | |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 119.6 ± 19.7 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 75.6 ± 10.0 |
Pulse rate/minute | 96.6 ± 14.9 |
Respiratory rate/minute | 19.1 ± 3.3 |
Temperature (Ċ) | 37.3 ± 0.5 |
O2 Saturation(%) on room air | 89.7 ± 7.0 |
O2 Saturation(%) with support | 91.6 ± 9.8 |
Lung auscultation | |
Normal | 44 (20.4) |
Rales | 81 (37.5) |
Decreased sound | 43 (19.9) |
Rhonchi | 34 (15.7) |
Wheezing | 8 (3.7) |
Rales and wheezing | 6 (2.8) |
Physical examination | |
Prominent JVP | 39 (18.1) |
Lymphadenopathy | 13 (6.0) |
Cyanosis | 11 (5.1) |
Peripheral edema | 64 (29.6) |
Chest deformity | 1 (0.5) |
Radiography in past 3 months | |
Yes | 37 (17.1) |
History of admission due to similar complaint | |
Yes | 92 (42.6) |