Table 1 Demographics and clinical parameters of subjects
Variable | Inpatients (n = 59) |
|---|---|
Age-median (IQR)years | 43 (27) |
Sex | |
Male | 59 (100%) |
Recent antibiotic use (2 weeks) | |
Antibiotics | 43 (72.9%) |
No antibiotics | 16 (27.1%) |
Route of antibiotics | |
Oral antibiotics | 11 (25.6%) |
Intravenous antibiotics | 32 (74.4%) |
Length of stay—median (IQR) days | 4 (7.25) |
Reason for admission | |
Tuberculosis | 16 (27.1%) |
Liver disease (including alcohol related) | 11 (18.6%) |
Complications of diabetes mellitus | 10 (16.9%) |
Sepsis | 7 (11.9%) |
Hypertension | 4 (6.8%) |
Malignancy | 3 (5.1%) |
Ischaemic heart disease | 3 (5.1%) |
Others | 5 (8.5%) |
Multiple co-morbiditiesa | |
Co-morbidity index 0–4 | 51(86.4%) |
Co-morbidity index 5–8 | 8(13.6%) |