Age, yrs. mean ± SD | 77 ± 12.5 |
Women, N (%) | 205 (51) |
Smoking, N (%) | 47 (12) |
Anticoagulants at admission, N (%) | 53 (13) |
Antithrombotic therapy at admission, N (%) | 145 (36) |
Antipyretic drugs daily at admission, N (%) | 91 (23) |
Antipyretic drugs, when needed, at admission, N (%) | 30 (8) |
Antibiotics at admission, N (%) | 17 (4) |
Hypertension, N (%) | 298 (75) |
Diabetes, N (%) | 90 (23) |
Atrial fibrillation, N (%) | 129 (32) |
Hypercholesterolemia, N (%) | 210 (53) |
Previous stroke/TIA, N (%) | 132 (33) |
Malignancy, N (%) | 40 (10) |
Ischemic coronary heart disease/heart failure, N (%) | 101 (25) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ other chronic lung disease, N (%) | 41 (10) |
Chronic inflammatory disease, N (%) | 41 (10) |
Chronic infection, N (%) | 8 (2) |