Variable | Ambulated (n=52) | Admitted (n=29) | p-value |
Age years (mean) | 74.6 | 76.2 | 0.53 |
Male gender | 28 (53.8) | 11 (38) | 0.63 |
Pulse rate beats·min−1 | 84.3 | 95 | 0.003 |
Systolic BP mmHg | 136.9 | 137.4 | 0.91 |
Oxygen saturation % | 95.3 | 92.4 | 0.001 |
Use of oxygen | 2 (3.8) | 12 (41.3) | 0.0007 |
Respiratory rate breaths·min−1 | 18 | 20.9 | 0.004 |
Temperature °C | 36.2 | 36.5 | 0.069 |
Altered mental status | 0 (0) | 1 (3.4) | 0.36 |
Heart failure | 5 (9.6) | 7 (24.1) | 0.15 |
Cancer | 26 (50) | 9 (31) | 0.11 |
Lung disease | 20 (38.4) | 11 (38) | 0.85 |
PESI score | 110.8 | 114.1 | 0.51 |
Troponin ng·mL−1 (n=22) | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Data is presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. BP: blood pressure.