Table 1
Patient characteristics (n=247)
Age, average (SD)
68.5 (17.5)
Gender, M
129 (52%)
Comorbidities
Diabetes
48 (19%)
Hypertension
84 (34%)
Heart failure
24 (10%)
COPD
16 (6%)
Renal failure
18 (7%)
Stroke
21 (8%)
Hospital mortality
81 (33%)
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.