Non-adherence (N = 667) | Adherence (N = 1089) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | |||
Indication for treatment | |||
LRTI | 161 (24.1) | 372 (34.2) | < 0.001 |
COPD with LRTI | 124 (18.6) | 230 (21.1) | |
Sepsis | 111 (16.6) | 180 (16.5) | |
SSTI | 72 (10.8) | 115 (10.6) | |
GI-infection | 44 (6.6) | 34 (3.1) | |
UTI | 80 (12.0) | 99 (9.1) | |
Other infections | 75 (11.2) | 59 (5.4) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||
CCI = 0 | 240 (36.0) | 432 (39.7) | 0.083 |
CCI = 1 | 212 (31.8) | 373 (34.3) | |
CCI = 2 | 119 (17.8) | 141 (13.0) | |
CCI = 3 | 45 (6.8) | 65 (6.0) | |
CCI = 4 | 24 (3.6) | 33 (3.0) | |
CCI > 4 | 27 (4.1) | 45 (4.1) | |
Age, mean (std.dev.) | 67.3 (18.2) | 67.4 (19.1) | 0.885 |
Age | |||
<=45 | 92 (13.8) | 161 (14.8) | 0.680 |
46–65 | 156 (23.4) | 240 (22.0) | |
66–85 | 320 (48.0) | 508 (46.7) | |
>85 | 99 (14.8) | 180 (16.5) | |
Admitted from institution | 120 (18.0) | 135 (12.4) | 0.001 |
Discharged to institution | 182 (29.0) | 258 (24.4) | 0.090 |
Sex | |||
Male | 352 (52.8) | 565 (51.9) | 0.717 |
Female | 315 (47.2) | 524 (48.1) | |
Outcome | |||
In-hospital mortality | 38 (5.7) | 32 (2.9) | 0.004 |
30-day mortality | 75 (11.2) | 67 (6.2) | < 0.001 |
30-day readmission (n = 623/1047) | 140 (22.5) | 206 (19.7) | 0.173 |
LOSa, mean (std.dev.) (n = 623/1047) | 7.3 (4.4) | 6.7 (4.1) | 0.004 |